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Dynamic Capabilities in Manufacturing Processes: A Knowledge-based Approach for the Development of Manufacturing Flexibilities

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Robust Manufacturing Control

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Manufacturing systems are subject to the risk of path dependencies and resulting lock- in situations. In order to avoid and cope with them, they need manufacturing flexibilities. A management approach that triggers strategic flexibilities is the concept of dynamic capabilities. Therefore, a knowledge-based conceptualization of dynamic capabilities—i.e. knowledge codification, transfer, abstraction and absorption—is taken and analyzed regarding its contributions and limitations to flexibilize manufacturing systems on the basic or component as well as the system and the aggregated level.

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Cordes, P., Hülsmann, M. (2013). Dynamic Capabilities in Manufacturing Processes: A Knowledge-based Approach for the Development of Manufacturing Flexibilities. In: Windt, K. (eds) Robust Manufacturing Control. Lecture Notes in Production Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30749-2_38

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