He suggests, however, that firms can use two types of mechanisms to capture value from process innovations. First, they can make process innovation a unique occasion for organizational restructuring, and second, they can create effective new patterns from the many different options to achieve these changes. Findings support the idea that redesigned organizational structures, improved coordination between design and manufacturing, and greater supplier cooperation have a positive effect on the productivity of new manufacturing systems. Ettlie further posits that forming new customer alliances positively affects