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How IT Reshaped the Manufacturing Enterprise - Its Competitive Advantages and Organizational Requirements

How IT Reshaped the Manufacturing Enterprise - Its Competitive Advantages and Organizational Requirements
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Author(s): Qiang Tu (Rochester Institute of Technology, USA)
Copyright: 2002
Pages: 2
Source title: Issues & Trends of Information Technology Management in Contemporary Organizations
Source Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-930708-39-6.ch203
ISBN13: 9781930708396
EISBN13: 9781466641358

Abstract

In recent years, information technology (IT) has dramatically altered the structure of markets in a number of industries. Significant advances in the related technologies of computers, telecommunications, data access and storage devices, and software packages have created a wide spectrum of new opportunities for organizations. The speed, cost, size and capabilities of the new information technology continue to improve rapidly, and there appear to be unlimited applications that could be “computer enhanced”. The U.S. manufacturing industry may well be the biggest beneficiary of all these IT innovations. This paper attempts to draw from both information systems (IS) literature and manufacturing management literature to illustrate the profound impact of IT on manufacturing enterprise. The discussions also point to some possible future research directions on the interface of IT and manufacturing management.

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