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Restructuring supply chains through information channel innovation

Croom, Simon - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 21 (2001) 4, pp. 504-515

This paper examines the optimisation of purchasing for maintenance, repair and operating supplies (MRO) through purchase process re‐engineering. In particular, the use and development of the Internet as a channel for procurement of MRO items was examined from a transaction cost perspective....

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A SUPER methodology for business process improvement ‐ An industrial case study in Hong Kong/China

Lee, K.T.; Chuah, K.B. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 21 (2001) 5/6, pp. 687-706

process improvement (CPI), business process reengineering (BPR), and business process benchmarking (BPB). Each has received … total enterprise‐wide process revamp. In other words, CPI, BPR, and BPB’s usefulness and applicability may not be universal …

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Target setting for evolutionary and revolutionary process change

Johnston, Robert; Fitzgerald, Lin; Markou, Eleni; … - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 21 (2001) 11, pp. 1387-1403

Considers the relationship between the types of targets or benchmarks used and reward structures adopted in two contrasting performance improvement strategies – continuous improvement and radical change. Hypothesises that the process of target setting and the reward structures adopted will be...

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Towards integrated manufacturing planning with common tool and information sets

Dewhurst, Frank; Barber, Kevin; Rogers, J.J.B. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 21 (2001) 11, pp. 1460-1482

The performance of manufacturing systems needs to be continuously reviewed in response to increasingly evolving market conditions. In recent years, a large volume of research has concentrated on improving manufacturing performance. Some research has been directed at senior management emphasising...

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Planning enterprise resources by use of a reengineering approach to build a global logistics management system

Huang, Shi‐Ming; Kwan, Irene S.Y.; Hung, Yu‐Chung - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 101 (2001) 9, pp. 483-491

Theoretically and ideally, enterprise resource planning (ERP) seeks to streamline and integrate operation processes and information flow within a company. Practically, ERP system implementation involves a much broader scope and in‐depth consideration within an organization as a whole....

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Discovering inter‐cultural perceptual differences in MNEs

Kidd, John B. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 16 (2001) 2, pp. 106-126

Firms across the globe are often directly or indirectly reliant on foreign direct investment, often through the development of a “joint venture”. Moreover, such cash flows sustain much of a nation’s economic activity. To support the operation of these firms it is becoming accepted that...

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Agile manufacturing: the next logical step

Hormozi, Amir M. - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 8 (2001) 2, pp. 132-143

Agile manufacturing is a new and revolutionary way of manufacturing and assembling products. It is the next logical step in the evolutionary chain of manufacturing technologies, following on the heels of its predecessors, craft production, mass production, and lean production. This paper...

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Optimum level of goal mapping in a reengineering environment

Jude Fernandes, Kiran; Raja, Vinesh; Antony, Jiju - In: Business Process Management Journal 7 (2001) 1, pp. 24-32

process reengineering (BPR) has evolved as the most promising approach for designing organizations. It is extremely important … preliminary stages of BPR. A cost optimization model for goal mapping is proposed using an example from the Space Shuttle Testing …

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A methodology for analysis of complex sociotechnical processes

Keating, Charles B.; Fernandez, Abel A.; Jacobs, Derya A.; … - In: Business Process Management Journal 7 (2001) 1, pp. 33-50

This article presents the design and application of a Modified Sociotechnical Systems (MoSTS) methodology for holistic analysis of complex technical processes. Successes and failures of process redesign initiatives have demonstrated the strong influence of human elements on outcomes....

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Reengineering based change in the further education sector in Northern Ireland – A qualitative study

McAdam, Rodney; Bickerstaff, Ian - In: Business Process Management Journal 7 (2001) 1, pp. 50-64

analysis of the key change issues facing FE colleges and the key elements of business process reengineering (BPR), revealed a … commonality in key areas namely: customer focus – a key element of BPR and an imperative for the FE sector; an emphasis on … designing and improving key business processes – a key element of BPR and a goal for FE colleges due to internal restructuring …

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