In 2009 a literature review on supply chain management in Engineer-to-Order (ETO)
situations was published in the International Journal of Production Economics (Gosling and …

The high-mix, low-volume (HMLV) industry has seen growth in the need for product
customisation with research to increase manufacturers' flexibility for the variation in market …

Abstract Integrating Lean Manufacturing tools with artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a
revolutionary approach to optimize production processes, reduce waste, and enhance …

Manufacturing systems are constantly required to leverage emerging technologies to
increase flexibility and responsiveness to meet the diversified demands in an ever-changing …

Purpose A rich agenda for future research in the field of Lean Manufacturing (LM) is
available in the academic literature. The purpose of this paper is to determine the LM future …

Abstract Engineer-to-Order (ETO) companies with subsequent assembly on-site develop
and manufacture highly customised goods that must be finally installed at the customer's site …

The purpose of the present study is to identify and classify future research suggestions of
Lean Management (LM) which are related to human resources (HR) aspects. Based on a …

The trend in manufacturing is towards increased automation. This in combination with more
customized products challenge the production systems to manage assembly of high mix in …

Purpose Demanding and highly competitive business environment has stimulated small and
medium enterprises (SMEs) to restructure their manufacturing practices. Lean manufacturing …

Purpose The inherent variability on process times and demand are the factors that prevent
the efficient application of lean philosophy in multi-project product development (PD) …