ces and manufacturing cost efficiency capability, (b) manufacturing practices and manufacturing process flexibility capability, and (c) manufacturing practices and new product flexibility capability.
Exploratory studies are those studies conducted when the precise nature of a problem or the precise relationship between variables have been defined. Exploratory research looks at such issues without forming hypotheses of variable relationships. The purpose is to learn if or how variables interact in specified circumstances. In contrast, formal studies are designed to develop specific information on a defined problem or issue.
Ex post facto research designs test hypothesized variable relationships n the basis of data collected from completed events, actions, operations, and so forth. In contrast, experimental research designs permit the researcher to manipulate some elements of the study environment so that the specific outcomes of such manipulations can be precisely measured and assessed.
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