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Agile manufacturing

Agile manufacturing is a term that refers to the activities of manufacturing environments that are dynamic and flexible enough to instantaneously produce customized goods and services in different quantities and effortlessly switch the manufacturing process from one product to another.

   Agile organizations have four key characteristics:

  1. The ability to thrive on constant change
  2. Recognition by the organization that people are its main asset
  3. Incorporation of the virtual-company idea through the use of telecommunications
  4. A focus on creating products and services with real added value.
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