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Lean management and performance of telecommunication firms : the mediating role of workplace structure

Afunwa, A. P.; Agbaeze, E. K.; Ike, N. M.; Isichei, E. E. - In: Cogent business & management 7 (2020) 1, pp. 1-20

The need to improve the performance of the telecommunication sector in Nigeria was the major motivation for this study. The study relied on requisite literature to provide a relative understanding of the concepts. Survey design was used and a sample of 299 employees across 6 state offices of...

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Towards "Lean Industry 4.0" : current trends and future perspectives

Ejsmont, Krzysztof; Gladysz, Bartlomiej; Corti, Donatella; … - In: Cogent business & management 7 (2020) 1, pp. 1-32

The enterprises to be competitive are constantly looking for continuous increase of productivity, quality and level of services. With the development of Industry 4.0 concept, manufacturers are more confident about new advantages of automation and systems integration. Lean management is well...

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Retail chain affiliation and time trend effects on inventory turnover in Norwegian SMEs

Breivik, Jørgen - In: Cogent business & management 6 (2019), pp. 1-17

industry of retail sale of hardware, paints and glass. We estimate inventory turnover both with and without controlling for … examined retail chains controlling for factors known to affect relative inventory levels. We further find that retail chain …

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Towards a holistic view of customer value creation in Lean : a design science approach

Gülyaz, Erdoğan; Veen, Jack A. van der; Venugopal, Venu; … - In: Cogent business & management 6 (2019), pp. 1-30

While “identifying customer value” is the first principle of Lean thinking, the concept of customer value has largely remained unchanged in the Lean discourse - quality, cost and delivery. This research examines the problem of working from such an internal process point of view in today’s...

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Applying lean Six Sigma for waste reduction in a bias tyre manufacturing environment

Sasikumar, Anand; Acharya, Padmanav; Nair, Malini; … - In: Cogent business & management 10 (2023) 2, pp. 1-22

the problem was evaluated by the DMAIC method (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control). The LSS Methodology was …

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The diffusion and popularity of Lean in Norway : an exploratory survey

Madsen, Dag Øivind; Storsveen, Maria; Klethagen, Pål; … - In: Cogent business & management 3 (2016), pp. 1-21

Although commentators have noted that Lean currently is receiving a great deal of attention in Norway, little is known about how and to what extent Lean is used by Norwegian organizations. The overall purpose of this paper is to present the results of an explorative survey that attempts to map...

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How does cross-functional cooperation influence organizational performance? : the mediating role of management accounting systems

Tu Thanh Hoai; Nguyen Phong Nguyen - In: Cogent business & management 8 (2021) 1, pp. 1-16

Interfirm cooperation and its linkage to management accounting information are vital for organizational performance. However, the literature lacks insight into how competitive advantage emerges in the context of intrafirm cooperation via the use of management accounting systems (MAS). This study...

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Exploring the impact of dynamic environment and CEO's psychology characteristics on using management accounting system

Vo Tan Liem; Nguyen Ngoc Hien - In: Cogent business & management 7 (2020) 1, pp. 1-20

rfManagement accounting system (MAS) helps managers to make decisions and control activities to achieve short-term and … using MASinformation. At the same time, this study also considers the moderator role of internal locus of control in some …

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Impacts of contingency factors on the application of strategic management accounting in Vietnamese manufacturing enterprises

Thu Hien Nguyen; Nguyen Tung Dao; Nguyen Tuan Anh; Cong … - In: Cogent business & management 10 (2023) 2, pp. 1-28

Based on contingency theory in the study of strategic management accounting, this study examines the internal and external contingencies of the organization that affect the application of strategic management accounting (SMA) in Vietnamese manufacturing enterprises. Using qualitative and...

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Intellectual capital and investment efficiency : the mediating role of strategic management accounting practices

Trinh Hiep Thien; Nguyen Xuan Hung - In: Cogent business & management 10 (2023) 2, pp. 1-41

This study investigates the mediating effect of strategic management accounting (SMA) practices on the relationship between intellectual capital (IC) and investment efficiency (IE). Using secondary data and primary data through the questionnaire survey from 127 Vietnamese listed companies, this...

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