Effect of manufacturing strategy on business

Abstract

This study which was undertaken to determine the effect of competitive priorities, Advanced Manufactur-ing Technologies and strategic alignment variables on business performance in small and middle scale enterprises, data from 153 small and middle sized enterprises operating in automotive supply industry was assessed. In the SMEs within the scope of the study, there was a moderate relation between business performance and strategic alignment variables and a weak relation for Advanced Manufacturing Technol-ogies and competitive priorities was determined.