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process flexibility chaining: a standalone construct

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process flexibilitychaining1 CONSTRUCTProcess flexibilityJORDAN · OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

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configuring plants and products in a connected chain so that limited flexibility captures nearly all the benefit of full flexibility.

In operations management, process flexibility chaining refers to configuring plants and products in a connected chain so that limited flexibility captures nearly all the benefit of full flexibility. This meaning comes from Jordan (1995) in Management Science.[1]

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chain3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructsflexibility3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructsoperation1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

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  1. Jordan, W. C., & Graves, S. C. (1995). Principles on the Benefits of Manufacturing Process Flexibility. Management Science, 41(4), 577-594. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.41.4.577

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