附註:Manufacturing technology evolution trends / Darrell Mann -- Managing the product design process: exchanging knowledge and experiences / Kulwant S. Pawar and Sudi Sharifi -- Integrated rapid prototyping and rapid tooling (IRPRT) / James E. Folkestad and Russell L. Johnson -- A model for evaluating the degree of leanness of manufacturing firms / Horacio Soriano-Meier and Paul L. Forrester -- Reassessing the management of the global supply chain / Bob Ritchey and Clare Brindley -- A simulation approach in supply chain management / Felix T.S. Chan, Nelson K.H. Tang, H.C.W. Lau and R.W.L. Ip.
摘要:This special issue on ''Responsive productionand the agile enterprise'' comprises a smallselection of the papers presented at the 4thManaging Innovative ManufacturingConference, held at Aston Business School inBirmingham, UK, between 17 and 19 July2000.