Exploratory case studies on manufacturing decision areas in the job...
AbstractPurpose - Purpose- The specific objective of this research is to understand the configuration of a job production system with reference to manufacturing decision areas. The aim is to identify...
View ArticleAn Exploratory Study of Strategic Operations Audit Methods in Services
AbstractPurpose - Purpose – The purpose of the research is to close the gap between theoretical approaches to strategic operations auditing and empirical analysis of practice in service organisations....
View ArticleLogistics supplier integration in the automotive industry
AbstractPurpose - In recent decades the automotive industry has established a variety of new forms of logistics integration. This paper outlines which form of logistics integration OEM's use to link up...
View ArticleManaging large engineering changes: the case of a high-tech microlithography...
AbstractPurpose - In new product development, changes to the initial designs are often proposed for on-going design projects due to new insights. These engineering changes belong to a wide range from...
View ArticleWorkload Control: Successful Implementation Taking a Contingency-based View...
AbstractPurpose - To present a successful implementation of a comprehensive Workload Control (WLC) concept; and to describe the associated implementation process.Design/methodology/approach -...
View ArticleEfficacy of Purchasing Activities and Strategic Involvement: An International...
AbstractPurpose - This study examines the effects of purchasing activities and the purchasing function’s involvement with corporate strategy on manufacturing competitiveness as it is affected by...
View ArticleInvestigating the impact of E-business applications on supply chain...
AbstractPurpose - The Internet and web-based technologies have enabled the integration of information systems across organisational boundaries in ways that were hitherto impossible. The measurement of...
View ArticleWeaving Webs of Innovation
AbstractPurpose - This research utilizes a social network analysis approach to examine the effect of organizational position within a network of strategic partnerships on innovation as measured by...
View ArticleIdentifying Critical Enablers and Pathways to High Performance Supply Chain...
AbstractPurpose - The aim of this work is threefold: firstly, to examine the content of supply chain quality management (SCQM); secondly, to identify the structure of SCQM; and thirdly, to show ways...
View ArticleEffects of Supply Chain Integration and Market Orientation on Firm...
AbstractPurpose - The present paper aims to investigate the impact of two different dimensions of supply chain integration on two aspects of firm performance in the emerging economy of China. In...
View ArticleDifferences in Outsourcing Strategies between Firms in Emerging and in...
AbstractPurpose - The vast majority of literature relating to operations management originates from studies in developed markets. Emerging markets are increasingly important in global business. With...
View ArticleJapanese Innovation Processes
AbstractPurpose - Purpose: The objective of this study is to propose and test a model of innovation process management and to clarify the managerial strategies required to achieve it in Japanese...
View ArticleThe Influence of R&D Partnerships on Innovation in Manufacturing Firms: The...
AbstractPurpose - We investigate how a manufacturer’s relationship with firms operating in different institutional logics can facilitate or hinder the outcomes of research partnerships....
View ArticleThe Influence of Product Life Cycle on the Efficacy of Purchasing Practices
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this study is twofold. First, we examine the contingent role of the product life cycle on the efficacy of purchasing practices. Second, we use the results of the first...
View ArticleA Complex Network Approach to Supply Chain Network Theory
AbstractPurpose - This paper applies theoretical and empirical developments in complex network literature to the context of supply chains as complex adaptive systems to advance supply chain network...
View ArticleCompensation-based incentives, ERP, and delivery performance in...
AbstractPurpose - This research investigates the role of compensation-based incentives in relationships between Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) usage and delivery performance in...
View ArticleAppointment System Design with Interruptions and Physician Lateness
AbstractPurpose - Physician lateness and service interruptions are a significant problem in many health care environments but have received little attention in the literature. Appointment systems are...
View ArticleThe moderating role of supply network structure on the customer...
AbstractPurpose - To study whether a fast supply network structure interacts with Customer Integration (CI) by positively moderating the relationship between CI and efficiency...
View ArticleEnterprise Resource Planning, Operations and Management – Enabling and...
AbstractPurpose - This research explores the enabling and constraining effects of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) and speculates on how these can be linked to the four generic roles of...
View ArticleSelection of Tailored Practices for Supply Chain Management
AbstractPurpose - Investigate what hinders businesses to achieve superior supply chain performance and how this knowledge may be used in the process of selection of tailored practices for supply chain...
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