Equipment/Investment based
Flexible Manufacturing Systems (FMS), New
Plants, New Production Lines, Machine Upgrade
or Replacement, 3-D printing, automation
Information Systems based
ERP, Internetworking, IoT, Cloud, Industry 4.0
Philosophy/Methodology based
TQM, TPS, Six Sigma, SPC, Lean, JIT
People/Community/Organization based
Employee Empowerment, High Commitment
Work Systems, Pay for Performance, Training