Agility: The origins, the vision and the reality

Kenneth Preiss

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Abstract

This paper recounts the history of the 1991 project that popularized the concepts of Agility, reviews the main aspects of Agility, and briefly compares current industrial business practice with that predicted by the 1991 study. Some outstanding challenges for practice and research are outlined.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3-13
Number of pages11
JournalInternational Journal of Agile Manufacturing
Volume8
Issue number2
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2005

Keywords

  • Agility
  • Agility Forum
  • History of Agility
  • Next Generation Manufacturing (NGM) Project

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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