Business Process Reengineering (BPR) is the radical, cross-functional redesign of the operating practices used by organizations to achieve certain outcomes. While BPR has received considerable attention from practitioners and consultants, there has been little empirical research published on...

The purpose of this paper is to compare the implementation of short-run (i.e., small lot-size) statistical process control (SPC) techniques for manufacturing between the U.S. and Japan. Using U.S. and Japanese questionnaires, this research focuses on the use of several manufacturing management...

The purpose of this paper is to compare implementation of short-run (i.e., small lot-size) statistical process control (SPC) techniques in just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing environments. Using U.S. and Japanese questionnaires, this research focuses on the use of several manufacturing elements...

The purpose of this paper is to compare the implementation of short-run (i.e., small lot-size) statistical process control (SPC) techniques for manufacturing between the U.S. and Japan. Using U.S. and Japanese questionnaires, this research focuses on the use of several manufacturing management...

There has been a paradigm shift in businessÕ approach with respect to environmental responsibility. This change has resulted in a realization that profitability, consumer acceptance, and competitiveness can be advanced by pursuing sustainable initiatives in business practice. Sustainable...

There has been a paradigm shift in businessÕ approach with respect to environmental responsibility. This change has resulted in a realization that profitability, consumer acceptance, and competitiveness can be advanced by pursuing sustainable initiatives in business practice. Sustainable...

Business Process Reengineering (BPR) is the radical, cross-functional redesign of the standard operating practices used by organizations to produce or achieve certain outcomes. BPR has received considerable attention from practitioners and consultants. However, the academic literature is...

The purpose of this paper is to compare implementation of short-run (i.e., small lot-size) statistical process control (SPC) techniques in just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing environments. Using U.S. and Japanese questionnaires, this research focuses on the use of several manufacturing elements...

Business Process Reengineering (BPR) is the radical, cross-functional redesign of the standard operating practices used by organizations to produce or achieve certain outcomes. BPR has received considerable attention from practitioners and consultants. However, the academic literature is...