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The use of business services has had an increasingly important effect on economic performance in many industries, with … supplies often determined by the local provision of business information. Consequently, an increasing research effort has … importance and geographic sources of subcontracting of business services by producer service establishments, particularly those …
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The impacts that risk perceptions have on those deciding whether to locate a business activity in an area likely to … business location decisions gathered from surveys and interviews of owners and managers of manufacturing and producer service … establishments than for manufacturing establishments. Policies of host communities to offset the loss of business establishments that …
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have significant impacts on the attraction of new, and the maintenance of existing business activities in areas in which … range of other factors to business location decisions using evidence from surveys of more than 400 manufacturing and … business service establishments in Colorado and Utah. We show that the importance of environmental amenities varies according …
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The use of business services has had an increasingly important effect on economic performance in many industries, with … supplies often determined by the local provision of business information. Consequently, an increasing research effort has … importance and geographic sources of subcontracting of business services by producer service establishments, particularly those …
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This paper summarized findings from a Colorado and Utah survey of manufacturing and business service establishments … which provided information on the use of business services among different types of firms in this interior region of the … consistent with those found by studies in other areas. Manufacturers are not a major source of sales for business service firms …
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Despite the pervasiveness of Six Sigma program implementations, there is increasing concern about implementation failures. One reason many Six Sigma programs fail is because an implementation model on how to effectively guide the implementation of these programs is lacking. Using a successful...
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While lean programmes continue to be implemented in many companies, there is a rising concern regarding the failures of these programmes. Many of them fail because we do not know how to implement them. Using the experience with a lean programme in an aircraft maintenance and repair operation,...
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improvement, the empowerment of employees and the integration of other business functions. Over the years, many companies have … increased productivity, enhanced quality and customer service and improved bottomline business results …
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The article compares the traditionally balanced and just-in-time lines of production. Over the years, many companies have implemented the just-in-time (JIT) philosophy to assist them in competing on the basis of speed and agility. JIT production lines utilize capacity slack to assist in...
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The article presents results of a computer simulation experiment which investigated the use of protective capacity as a means to reduce production cycle times and inventory holdings for a production line. In the 1980s, quality was the primary focus for competition in many businesses. Many...
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