References
- Ahmed , N , Montagno , R and Firenze , R . 1996 . Operations strategy and organisational performance: an empirical study . International Journal of Operations and Production Management , 16 ( 5 ) : 41 – 53 .
- Barnes , D . 2002 . The complexities of the manufacturing strategy formation process in practice . International Journal of Operations and Production Management , 22 ( 10 ) : 1090 – 1111 .
- Buckley , P and Casson , M . 1998 . Models of the multinational enterprise . Journal of International Business Studies , 29 ( 1 ) : 21 – 44 .
- Boyer , K . 1998 . Longitudinal linkages between integrated and realised operations strategies . International Journal of Operations and Production Management , 18 ( 4 ) : 356 – 373 .
- Chen , W . 1999 . The manufacturing strategy and competitive priority of SMEs in Taiwan: a case survey . Asia Pacific Journal of Management , 16 : 331 – 349 .
- Choe , K , Booth , D and Hu , M . 1997 . Production competence and its impact on business performance . Journal of Manufacturing Systems , 16 : 409 – 421 .
- da Silveira , G . 2005 . Improving trade-offs in manufacturing: methods and illustration . International Journal of Production Economics , 95 : 27 – 38 .
- Dangayach , G and Deshmukh , S . 2001 . Manufacturing strategy: literature review and some issues . International Journal of Operations and Production Management , 21 ( 7 ) : 884 – 932 .
- Dangayach , G and Deshmukh , S . 2006 . An exploratory study of manufacturing strategy practices of machinery manufacturing companies in India . Omega: The International Journal of Management Science , 34 : 254 – 273 .
- Devaraj , S , Hollingworth , D and Schroeder , R . 2004 . Generic manufacturing strategies and plant performance . Journal of Operations Management , 22 : 313 – 333 .
- DuBois , F , Toyne , B and Oliff , M . 1993 . International manufacturing strategies of U.S. multinationals: a conceptual framework based on a four-industry study . Journal of International Business Studies , 2nd quarter : 307 – 333 .
- Dyer , J and Singh , H . 1998 . The relational view: cooperative strategy and sources of interorganisational competitive advantage . Academy of Management Review , 23 ( 4 ) : 660 – 679 .
- Ferdows , K . 1997 . Making the most of foreign factories . Harvard Business Review , March–April : 73 – 88 .
- Fusco , J and Spring , M . 2003 . Flexibility versus robust networks: the case of the Brazilian automotive sector . Integrated Manufacturing Systems , 14 ( 1 ) : 26 – 35 .
- Gupta , Y and Lonial , S . 1998 . Exploring linkages between manufacturing strategy, business strategy and organisational strategy . Production and Operations Management , 7 ( 3 ) : 243 – 264 .
- Gulati , R , Nohria , N and Zaheer , A . 2000 . Strategic networks . Strategic Management Journal , 21 : 203 – 215 .
- Hallgren , M and Olhager , J . 2006 . Quantification in manufacturing strategy: a methodology and illustration . International Journal of Production Economics , 104 : 113 – 124 .
- Kim , JS and Arnold , P . 1996 . Operationalising manufacturing strategy: an exploratory study of constructs and linkage . International Journal of Operations and Production Management , 16 ( 12 ) : 45 – 73 .
- Kotha , S and Orne , D . 1989 . Generic manufacturing strategies: a conceptual synthesis . Strategic Management Review , 10 ( 3 ) : 211 – 231 .
- Laosirihongthong , T and Dangayach , G . 2005 . A comparative study of implementation of manufacturing strategies in Thai and Indian automotive manufacturing companies . Journal of Manufacturing Systems , 24 ( 2 ) : 131 – 143 .
- Miller , J and Roth , A . 1994 . Taxonomy of manufacturing strategies . Management Science , 40 ( 3 ) : 285 – 304 .
- Miltenburg , J . 2005 . Manufacturing strategy , 2nd , New York : Productivity Press .
- Minor , E , Hensley , R and Wood , D . 1994 . A review of empirical manufacturing strategy studies . International Journal of Operations and Production Management , 15 ( 1 ) : 5 – 25 .
- Papke-Shields , K , Malhotra , M and Grover , V . 2002 . Strategic manufacturing planning systems and their linkage to planning system success . Decision Sciences , 33 ( 1 ) : 1 – 30 .
- Platts , K . 1998 . Testing manufacturing strategy formulation process . International Journal of Production Economics , 56 ( 7 ) : 517 – 523 .
- Porter , M . 1985 . Competitive advantage: creating and sustaining superior performance , New York : The Free Press . Chapters 1–4
- Pun , K . 2004 . A conceptual synergy model of strategy formulation for manufacturing . International Journal of Operations and Production Management , 24 ( 9 ) : 903 – 928 .
- Quezada , L . 1999 . A methodology for formulating a business strategy in manufacturing firms . International Journal of Production Economics , 60/61 : 87 – 94 .
- Rangan , S . 1998 . Do multinationals operate flexibility? Theory and evidence . Journal of International Business Studies , 29 ( 2 ) : 217 – 237 .
- Shi , Y and Gregory , M . 1998 . International manufacturing networks to develop global competitive capabilities . Journal of Operations Management , 16 : 195 – 214 .
- Standard and Poor . 2006 . Industry surveys–metals: Industrial , 174 ( 3 ) Section 2, 19 January. New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies
- Swink , M and Hegarty , W . 1998 . Core manufacturing capabilities and their links to product differentiation . International Journal of Operations and Production Management , 18 ( 3/4 ) : 374 – 396 .
- Thompson , A and Strickland , A . 2001 . Strategic management: concepts and cases , Boston : McGraw-Hill Irwin . Chapters 3–10
- Vickery , SK . 1991 . A theory of production competence revisited . Decision Sciences , 22 ( 3 ) : 635 – 643 .
- Voss , C and Blackmon , K . 1996 . The impact of company origin on world class manufacturing: Findings from Britain and Germany . International Journal of Operations and Production Management , 16 ( 11 ) : 98 – 115 .
- Wheelwright , SC . 1984 . Manufacturing strategy: defining the missing link . Strategic Management Journal , 5 : 77 – 91 .
- Zander , I . 1999 . Whereto the multinational? The evolution of technological capabilities in the multinational network . International Business Review , 8 : 261 – 291 .