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Collaborative Manufacturing Network For Small And Medium Manufacturing Enterprises Olivia M. de Fretes
ARIKA Vol 4 No 1 (2010)
Publisher : Industrial Engineering Study Program, Pattimura University

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Due to the increased exposure to competition through globalisation and free trade agreements, leading manufacturers are continuously challenged to provide high quality products at similar prices that low cost countries offer. Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises (SMMEs) face the same pressures as large companies, but often do not have adequate resources to remain competitive and grow. Therefore, SMMEs need to innovate and find new ways to overcome these challenges. Collaborative Manufacturing Network (CMN) promises flexibility and competitive capability, particularly for SMMEs. This paper analyses the issues, challenges and concerns faced by SMMEs in forming a CMN. Further, it explores the impacts on manufacturing industries due to the emergence of CMNs, particularly on SMMEs, since CMN challenges current business models and existing concepts.
Hybrid Inventory Management for Manufacturing-Remanufacturing Process (a Literature Review) Olivia M. de Fretes
ARIKA Vol 5 No 1 (2011)
Publisher : Industrial Engineering Study Program, Pattimura University

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Inventory management deals with determining the exact time and quantity of order to support the production plan. Excessive inventories incur extra cost while insufficient inventories can ruin the production schedule, hurting both the strategic value elements of delivery dependability and speed. This indicates that inventory is a crucial element of the production process. This literature review is addressed to the management of inventory in manufacturing process as well as the one in remanufacturing separately, and at the end, the inventory management in system where manufacturing and remanufacturing process occur simultaneously. Recommendations for future work are proposed at the end of this review.