Adoption and implementation of advanced manufacturing technology in Singapore

This paper reports a survey of 1000 firms in Singapore about their adoption and implementation of advanced manufacturing technology (AMT). Statistical analysis such as factor analysis and discriminant analysis were used to identify those ''Successful factors'' that contribute positively to adoption and implementation of advanced manufacturing technology. From the 27 ''successful factors'' studied, we showed that project team integrity, strategic planning and project championship, and technical knowledge are significant, and training at all levels is instrumental in reducing uncertainties in AMT implementation. The results also indicated that firm size and financial availability differentiate successful from unsuccessful firms in AMT adoption and implementation. Although firms with large financial resources are likely to be more successful, large firms, in terms of the number of employees, are not necessarily beneficial to AMT and implementation.