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Chapter 11
Final Comments
and Looking Forward
Purpose of This Chapter
After reviewing the trends in creating the e-factory environment and examining
a methodology for developing a roadmap on how to achieve an e-factory,
this final chapter provides thoughts on where the course of future develop-
ments in both process and technology might lead. While the future is usually
built on what has happened in the past, the future in the e-factory will also
be an opportunity for creativity and innovation that has not existed for decades.
Evolving Best Practices in the e-Factory
There has been an evolution of business process practices during the past ten ...