Research Article
Statistical Analyses and Modeling of the Implementation of Agile Manufacturing Tactics in Industrial Firms
Table 2
Comparison of agile manufacturing and lean production.
| Dimension | Lean production | Agile manufacturing |
| Principles | Eliminate source of waste Perfect first-time quality Flexible production lines Kaizen | Customer enrichment Cooperate to enhance competitiveness Organize to master change Leverage the impact of people and information | Production quantity | Enhancement of mass production | Break with mass production; emphasis on mass customization | Production flexibility | Flexible production for product variety | Greater flexibility for customized products | Emphasis | On technical, operational issues and management of human resources | On organizational and people issues | Application l | To the factory level | To the enterprise level | Area of management | Emphasis on supplier management | Formation of virtual enterprises | Area of change | Relies on smooth production schedule | Attempts to be responsive to change | Attempts to eliminate source of waste | Embrace unpredictable market change | Market life | Short | Short | Order initiation | Produce to order | Produce to order | Information content | High | High | Customer relationship | Continuing relationship | Continuing relationship | Pricing by customer value | Pricing by customer value |
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