The Diffusion of Flexible Manufacturing Systems in Japan, Europe and the United States

1 February 1993

journal article
Published by Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in Management Science

Vol. 39 (2) , 149-159
https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.39.2.149

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the rate of diffusion of flexible manufacturing systems, one of the most important industrial applications of information technology. Using data from about 175 firms, I analyze diffusion rates in Japan, Western Europe and the United States, a major purpose being to determine whether, as is often claimed, U.S. firms have been relatively slow to introduce this innovation, and if so, why.

Keywords

FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING
MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
JAPAN
ANALYZE DIFFUSION
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
OFTEN CLAIMED
WESTERN EUROPE

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