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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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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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Supply Chain Management and Financial Performance: Literature Review and...

AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to review a sample of the literature relating to the financial impacts of supply chain management (SCM) and suggest future research...

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Purchase Offering Quality: the effects of buyer behaviour on organizational...

AbstractPurpose - This paper explores the supply chain management problem of understanding the response of suppliers to buyer behaviours and characteristics. Design/methodology/approach - The paper...

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Testing the Theory of Constraints in UK Local Food Supply Chains

AbstractPurpose - The purpose of the research is to identify the observable operational and supply chain barriers and constraints which occur in local food supply chains, especially with smaller...

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THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SOFT-HARD TQM FACTORS AND KEY BUSINESS RESULTS

AbstractPurpose - This paper seeks to advance in the knowledge of the EFQM model as a framework for implementing Total quality management (TQM). To do so, the work identifies the soft- hard TQM factors...

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