IT developments for the manufacturing enterprise: the Internetenabled manufacturing

摘要

Manufacturing organisations are replacing linear, operationsnoriented processes with organisational structures designed to focus onncustomer requirements and respond to market demands. Globalization,ntraditionally established with dealer networks and subsidiary companies,nis now possible through virtual enterprises. Telephone and faxnconnections support the needs of subsidiaries and dealers-the Internetnprovides a quantum leap in communication possibilities, and allows anmanufacturer to reach territories without infrastructure investment, andnoffer whole products anywhere in the world. Key success factors arenincreasingly dependent on the ability to respond to unpredictablenopportunities and change