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Introduction to the One-of-a-Kind Production System

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Jason Myers, President of the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME), in a speech on October 2008 said: “In order to compete and grow in light of these new global market realities, manufacturers in Canada need to focus on the rapid development and commercialization of new products. They need to adopt flexible, automated, integrated, and reconfigurable technologies and production systems”.

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Tu, Y., Dean, P. (2011). Introduction to the One-of-a-Kind Production System. In: One-of-a-Kind Production. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-531-6_1

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