Statistical Analyses and Modeling of the Implementation of Agile Manufacturing Tactics in Industrial Firms

Table 2

Comparison of agile manufacturing and lean production.

Dimension	Lean production	Agile manufacturing
Principles	Eliminate source of waste; Perfect first-time quality; Flexible production lines; Kaizen	Customer enrichment; Cooperate to enhance competitiveness; Organize to master change; Leverage the impact of people and information
Production quantity	Enhancement of mass production	Break with mass production; emphasis on mass customization
Production flexibility	Flexible production for product variety	Greater flexibility for customized products
Emphasis	On technical, operational issues and management of human resources	On organizational and people issues
Application l	To the factory level	To the enterprise level
Area of management	Emphasis on supplier management	Formation of virtual enterprises
Area of change	Relies on smooth production schedule	Attempts to be responsive to change
	Attempts to eliminate source of waste	Embrace unpredictable market change
Market life	Short	Short
Order initiation	Produce to order	Produce to order
Information content	High	High
Customer relationship	Continuing relationship	Continuing relationship
	Pricing by customer value	Pricing by customer value