Abstract

In the past decade, manufacturers have invested significantly in the implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) in an attempt to reduce costs and gain a competitive advantage in their industries. The benefits of these investments in AMT have been varied, and in some cases significantly negative. To date, the impact of information supports on AMT implementations and the complementarities that exist between such supports have not been determined. This study develops a model of manufacturing plant productivity using complementarity assumptions developed by [13, 14] to identify the impact of acquiring specific sets of information supports on the implementation of AMT. In order to demonstrate the practical application of the results, the optimal information support practices are provided for a couple of example plants using a solution lattice based on results from this study.

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