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Vol.2 , No. 5, Publication Date: Sep. 2, 2015, Page: 251-257
. Due to globalization and rapid technological development, manufacturing companies are in need of revising their manufacturing and production strategy from time to time to improve their performance. So, the need for a decision framework to choose suitable manufacturing strategy direction used in production planning and control in SMEs is crucial. Furthermore, companies are in need of being aware of the key performances that influence their success and growth in the competitive markets by considering the abilities of their production systems. This paper proposes a decision making framework using PROMETHEE (Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation) for SMEs key drivers to improve manufacturing performance and enhance the manufacturing strategy direction for growth, survival, and competition in the market environment. The proposed methodology shows valuable aide to analyze the results.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/902.jpg)
| [1] | Sarkawt Rostam, Department of Production Engineering and Metallurgy, Technical College of Engineering, Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Sulaimani- Kurdistan Region, Iraq. |
Sustainability in productivity and improvement of manufacturing performance is the essential factor for surviving and growing of small-medium enterprises (SMEs). Due to globalization and rapid technological development, manufacturing companies are in need of revising their manufacturing and production strategy from time to time to improve their performance. So, the need for a decision framework to choose suitable manufacturing strategy direction used in production planning and control in SMEs is crucial. Furthermore, companies are in need of being aware of the key performances that influence their success and growth in the competitive markets by considering the abilities of their production systems. This paper proposes a decision making framework using PROMETHEE (Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluation) for SMEs key drivers to improve manufacturing performance and enhance the manufacturing strategy direction for growth, survival, and competition in the market environment. The proposed methodology shows valuable aide to analyze the results.
Keywords
Decision Making, Manufacturing Strategy, Performance, SMEs, Visual PROMETHEE
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