Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
10-1991
Abstract
The description of the contribution of manufacturing to the innovation process is often limited to the task of providing the necessary information to enable the development function to create a design which is easy to manufacture, and to be instrumental in the fast ramp-up of the production process. Though these are important tasks, it is argued in this paper that there is a third aspect of manufacturing’s contribution to innovation, namely the creation of a manufacturing system which is favorable to product innovation. This goes far beyond the design of an appropriate production process, but requires the creation of a general manufacturing environment which is amenable to product innovation. This thesis is tested with data from a large survey of senior manufacturing managers.
Keywords
product innovation, manufacturing, manufacturing environment, manufacturing managers
Discipline
Operations and Supply Chain Management | Technology and Innovation
Research Areas
Operations Management
Publication
Journal of High Technology Management Research
Volume
2
Issue
2
First Page
223
Last Page
236
ISSN
1047-8310
Identifier
10.1016/1047-8310(91)90006-A
Publisher
Elsevier
Citation
DE MEYER, Arnoud.
The Manufacturing Contribution to Innovation. (1991). Journal of High Technology Management Research. 2, (2), 223-236.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3831
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Authors
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1016/1047-8310(91)90006-A