The purpose of this paper is to analyze the strategies utilized in the Portuguese manufacturing environment, and to compare the results with those of a similar study conducted in 1993. Self-administered surveys were employed and a total sample of 229 firms were used for the analysis. The responses were factor analyzed to establish patterns of strategic behaviours. In comparison with 1993, today’s Portuguese manufacturing firms are using more product development and innovation in order to offer many new customized products to different markets. In most cases, they are capitalizing on flexible manufacturing to achieve more depth and breadth in their product lines
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producers should perceive a manufacturing strategy as the issue of crucial importance for their mark...
This paper first proposes a methodology for manufacturing strategy development based on a critical r...
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the strategies utilized in the Portuguese manufacturing envi...
The objective of the article is to evaluate the ability developed by firms' Portuguese manufacturing...
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze and benchmark the strategic approaches utilized by...
Purpose – The paper aims to address the question of how and how often companies change their manufa...
The Portuguese footwear industry had an excellent economic performance in the last six years. Innova...
<p>The aim of this paper is to identify and to analyze the manufacturing<br />strategies...
The era when customers bought what companies produced is long gone. The situation is now reversed an...
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This paper aims at revisiting and systematizing the literature on manufacturing strategy. Although t...
The Portuguese automotive industry is a relevant activity sector for the Portuguese society and econ...
Portugal has an active population with low levels of education, a specialized manufacturing pattern ...
This research project focuses on the discussion of trends and new business models for the textile an...
This paper aims to identify the barriers to innovation that influence the innovation capability of P...
producers should perceive a manufacturing strategy as the issue of crucial importance for their mark...
This paper first proposes a methodology for manufacturing strategy development based on a critical r...
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the strategies utilized in the Portuguese manufacturing envi...
The objective of the article is to evaluate the ability developed by firms' Portuguese manufacturing...
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze and benchmark the strategic approaches utilized by...
Purpose – The paper aims to address the question of how and how often companies change their manufa...
The Portuguese footwear industry had an excellent economic performance in the last six years. Innova...
<p>The aim of this paper is to identify and to analyze the manufacturing<br />strategies...
The era when customers bought what companies produced is long gone. The situation is now reversed an...
Industry 4.0 constituted a trigger to a new phase in the Industrial Revolution, heavily focused on t...
This paper aims at revisiting and systematizing the literature on manufacturing strategy. Although t...
The Portuguese automotive industry is a relevant activity sector for the Portuguese society and econ...
Portugal has an active population with low levels of education, a specialized manufacturing pattern ...
This research project focuses on the discussion of trends and new business models for the textile an...
This paper aims to identify the barriers to innovation that influence the innovation capability of P...
producers should perceive a manufacturing strategy as the issue of crucial importance for their mark...
This paper first proposes a methodology for manufacturing strategy development based on a critical r...