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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...

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An 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....

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Logistics 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...

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Managing 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...

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Workload 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 -...

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Efficacy 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...

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Investigating 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...

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Weaving 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...

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The 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...

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A 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...

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Compensation-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...

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Appointment 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...

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The 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...

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Enterprise 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...

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Selection 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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Converging Production Models: The STS Versus Lean Production Debate Revisited

AbstractPurpose - Against the background of the often politicized debate on the advantages and disadvantages of production models based on sociotechnical systems theory (STS) and lean production (LP),...

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Environmental Protection and Financial Performance. An empirical analysis in...

AbstractPurpose - This paper analyses the relationship between environmental protection and mid-term financial performance, focusing on when and why this relationship is positive. In particular, we...

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Assessing complexity of supply chains: evidence from wholesalers

AbstractPurpose - The purpose is to discuss complexity assessment in supply chains, to describe a methodology for measuring supply chain complexity in distributive trade and to illustrate the...

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SHOULD WE TRY OUT FOR THE MAJOR LEAGUES? A CALL FOR RESEARCH IN SPORT...

AbstractPurpose - Research related to operations management in the sport industry is underdeveloped, despite sport being a continued context of study in other management disciplines. Most studies on...

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Extending the use of institutional theory in operations and supply chain...

AbstractPurpose - Increasing empirical evidence suggests organizational actions are not always driven by economic efficiency considerations, contrary to the rational decision making viewpoint dominant...

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