Performance effects of factory-within-a-factory designs
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2016-06-21
Author(s)
Abstract
Organisationally and physically separating operations activities into different factories-within-a-factory is a widely ignored research field in operations management. We empirically investigate the relationship between the degree of focus and the performance of a factory-within-a-factory. Despite suffering from small sample size, the results indicate that focus is positively associated with financial performance only. Furthermore, a separate organisational structure positively moderates the focus-performance relationship. Surprisingly, physical separation through separate buildings or otherwise has no significant moderating effect. Same applies for other means of separation.
Language
English
Keywords
Factory focus
factory-within-a-factory
performance
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
SoM - Business Innovation
Event Title
23rd EurOMA Conference
Event Location
Trondheim, Norway
Event Date
17.-22.07-2016
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
248702
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