Recommended Reading List:

The following articles may be helpful in understanding the various concepts of the module.
Please try to find them on open access resources on the internet.

1. Avella, L., Fernandez, E. and Vazque, C.J., 1998, ‘Taxonomy of the manugacturing
strategies of large Spanish industrial companies’, International Journal of Production
Research, vol. 36, no. 11, pp 3113-3134.
2. Bates, K.A., Amundson, S.D., Schroeder, R.G. and Morris, W.T., 1995, ‘The crucial
interrelationship between manufacturing strategy and organizational culture’,
Management Science, Vol 41, No. 10, pp 1565-1580.
3. Brown, S. and Blackmon, K., 2005 ‘Aligning manufacturing strategy and business-level
competitive strategy in new competitive environments: The case for strategic
resonance’, Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 42, No. 4, pp 793-815.
4. Cheng, T.C.E. and Musaphir, H., 1996, ‘Theory and practice of manufacturing strategy’,
International Journal of Production Research, vol. 34, no. 5, pp 1243-1259.
5. Chiang, J. and Tseng, M., 2005, ‘The impact of environmental characteristic on
manufacturing strategy under cleaner production principles guidance’, The Journal of
American Academy of Business, Cambridge, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp 163-168.
6. Corbett, L.M., 2008, ‘Manufacturing strategy, the business environment, and operations
performance in small low-tech firms’, International Journal of Production Research, Vol.
46, No. 15, pp 5491-5513.
7. Dangayach, G.S. and Deshmukh, S.G., 2001, ‘Manufacturing strategy: Experiences form
Indian manufacturing companies’, Production Planning & Control, Vol. 12, No 8, pp 775-
786.
8. Fang, S. and Wang, J., 2006, ‘Effects of organizational culture and learning on
manufacturing strategy selection: An empirical study’, International Journal of
Management, Vol. 23, No. 3 Part 1, pp 503-514.
9. Ward, P.T., Bickford, D.J. and Leong, G.K., 1996, ‘Configurations of manufacturing
strategy, business strategy, environment and structure’, Vol. 22, No. 4, pp 597-626.
10. Garvin, D.A., 1993, ‘Manufacturing strategic planning’, California Management Review,
Summer 1993, pp 85-106.
11. Horte, S.A., Lindberg, P. and Tunalv, C., 1987, ‘Manufacturing strategies in Sweden’,
International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 25, No. 11, pp 1573-1586.
12. Pilkington, A., 1998, ’Manufacturing strategy regained: Evidence for the demise of best-
practice’, California Management Review, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 31-42.
13. Miltenburg, J., 2009, ‘Setting manufacturing strategy for a company’s international
manufacturing network’, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 47, No. 22,
pp 6179-6203.
14. St. John, C.H., Young, S.T. and Miller, J.L., 1999, ‘Coordinating Manufacturing and
Marketing in International Firms’, Journal of World Business, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp 109-127.
15. Kim, K.Y and Kim, T.H., 1999, ‘Manufacturing strategies of Korean companies’,
International Studies of Management and Organization, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp 5-18.
16. Meade, D.J., Kumar, S. and White, B., 2010, ‘Analysing the impact of the
implementation of lean manufacturing strategies on profitability’, Journal of the
Operational Research Society, Vol 61, No. 5, pp 858-871.
17. Lin, B.W., 2004, ‘Original equipment manufacturers (OEM) manufacturing strategy for
network innovation agility: The case of Taiwanese manufacturing networks’,
International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp 943-957.