CONSENSUS MEASUREMENT IN SETTING MANUFACTURING STRATEGY

Authors

  • E. Emwanu School of Mechanical, Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand
  • D.R. Snaddon Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic of Namibia, Windhoek

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/23-1-217

Keywords:

strategic operations, weakness in current measures of consensus, standard manufacturing strategy-setting methodology

Abstract

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Interest in consensus in strategic operations needs to be matched by the ability to measure it accurately. This paper identifies a weakness in current measures of consensus, and designs a new instrument, measuring both before and after, that formulates a strategic plan. Convergence of participants

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Published

2011-11-05

How to Cite

Emwanu, E., & Snaddon, D. (2011). CONSENSUS MEASUREMENT IN SETTING MANUFACTURING STRATEGY. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.7166/23-1-217

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2012)

Section

General Articles

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