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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Investment Justification of Advanced Manufacturing Technology: An Empirical Analysis

Small, Michael H., Chen, Injazz J. 01 January 1995 (has links)
This study surveys the usage of various justification activities in plants that have adopted advanced manufacturing technology (AMT). Relationships between the usage of these activities and the level of performance of AMT projects are also determined. Our findings suggest that justification approaches and justification criteria preference help to explain the adoption of the more integrated technologies. However, the number of functional departments involved in AMT justification activities is more effective in explaining project performance than the other justification activities. Our results also indicate that the majority of plants are not utilizing discounted cash-flow and probabilistic justification techniques. This study provides some insights into the formation of decision making teams for the justification process. Future research directions in this area are also suggested.

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