Wide Range

Sa´nchez and Pe´rez (2005), Kumar et al. (2006),

Size
Product Parker & Wirth (1999), Vickery et al. (1999),
Variant
Stevenson and Spring (2007)
Color
High Sa´nchez and Pe´rez (2005), Stevenson and
Volume Medium Spring (2007), Parker & Wirth (1999), Vickery et
Low al. (1999)
Transshipment Replenishment Sa´nchez and Pe´rez (2005)
Strategic development
Coordination Suppliers, employees, Yu et al. (2012), Wilson and Platts (2010)
customers
Inbound Delivery Cunningham (1996), Kumar et al. (2007),
Logistics Outbound Delivery Sa´nchez and Pe´rez (2005), Zhang et al. (2005),
Lead Time Stevenson and Spring (2007)
New features
Kumar et al. (2007), Kumar et al. (2006), Vickery
New product development/
New style et al. (1999), Ndubisi et al. (2005), Sa´nchez and
Launch Flexibility
Research and Pe´rez (2005)
Development Activities
Alternative Raw
Material
Kumar et al. (2007), Sa´nchez and Pe´rez (2005),
Sourcing Alternative Supplier Kumar et al. (2006), Candace et al. (2011)
Import
Assist various activities
Information Systems Kumar et al. (2007), Stevenson and Spring (2007)
Achieve coordination
 Customer satisfaction
Demand Management
Variety of needs Yu et al. (2012), Zhang et al. (2002), Lee (2001)
Flexibility
Table 2 Delivery time Dimensions of
Flexibility
Merger and Acquisition
Expansion Flexibility Parker and Wirth (1999), Stevenson and Spring
New Facilities (2007)

Employee Turnover
Labor Flexibility Karuppan (2004), Lummus (2003), yazici (2005
Employee Absenteeism

Capacity
(2001), Lummus (2003), Stevenson and spring
Machine Flexibility Multipurpose (2007)Suarez et al. (1996), Parker and Wirth
(1999), Mohamed et al.2003
Breakdown time

Production rate

New Product Slack (1983,1987), Kathuria (1998), Kumar et al.

Manufacturing
(2007), Oke (2005), Yazici(2005)
Different ways to
manufacture

No. of ways to produce

product Parker & Wirth (1999), Stevenson and Spring
Operations
Sequential Plan (2007), Candace et al (2011)
Heterogeneity Plan

Respond to market