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Impact of business type upon the adoption of quick response technologies – The apparel industry experience

Ko, Eunju; Kincade, Doris; Brown, James R. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 20 (2000) 9, pp. 1093-1111

QR strategy which, in turn, influenced their use of various QR technologies. …

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The role of performance measurement in business process re‐engineering

Kuwaiti, M.E.; Kay, John M. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 20 (2000) 12, pp. 1411-1426

This paper argues that a performance measurement system (PMS) is a prerequisite to the introduction of business process re‐engineering (BPR) based on the role it plays in the phases of introducing change. This hypothesis was tested by examining the relationship between the congruence of PMS...

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A study of purchasing practices in Taiwan

Carr, Amelia S.; Keong Leong, G.; Sheu, Chwen - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 20 (2000) 12, pp. 1427-1446

This empirical research seeks to evaluate purchasing practices in Taiwan based on survey data collected from companies located in that country. A research model is presented and tested using structural equation modeling. The model includes three factors: purchasing risk taking, purchasing...

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TQM as a management strategy for the next millennia

Mehra, Satish; Hoffman, Joyce M.; Sirias, Danilo - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 21 (2001) 5/6, pp. 855-876

Total quality management (TQM) has been acclaimed as an organizational philosophy to enhance global competitiveness. Will TQM continue to be a management philosophy of the future in same shape, size, and design? This paper, through literature search and using field experts, identifies the future...

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Comparing the manufacturing strategies of Australian firms with their European counterparts

Mellor, Robert; Gupta, Pavan - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 22 (2002) 12, pp. 1411-1428

government economic policy. This paper uses data from the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (1996‐98) to examine how …

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Applying resource‐based theory

Mills, John; Platts, Ken; Bourne, Michael - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 23 (2003) 2, pp. 148-166

This paper describes research on the resources that underlie a manufacturing company’s service competence in its most established product group. Published methods for identifying and assessing resources are reviewed and, based on current theory, improvements are developed, tested and...

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Strategy‐managerial characteristics alignment and performance

Kathuria, Ravi; Porth, Stephen J. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 23 (2003) 3, pp. 255-276

strategy‐manager alignment at both the corporate and business unit levels were found to have correspondingly higher levels of … organizational performance. This study extends prior research of the strategy‐managerial characteristics relationship to the … whether the strategy‐manager alignment is related to the performance of the manufacturing unit. Results provide evidence to …

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New service design in the NHS: an evaluation of the strategic alignment of NHS Direct

Silvestro, Rhian; Silvestro, Claudio - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 23 (2003) 4, pp. 401-417

Awareness of inconsistencies and variability in the delivery of health services across the UK has heightened in recent years, leading to general acknowledgement that a move away from “health care by post code” is a strategic priority for the National Health Service (NHS). NHS Direct, a call...

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Logistics in relation to strategy in dairying

Sankaran, Jayaram K.; Luxton, Patrick - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 23 (2003) 5, pp. 522-545

. Consequently, this study seeks to clarify the relationship between logistics and generic business strategy in dairy organisations … whole, have generally followed a strategy of cost leadership. We then review the various ways in which efficiency has been …

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Manufacturing Strategies and Decentralisation

Tunälv, Claes - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 10 (1990) 2, pp. 107-119

Sweden shows that companies with a manufacturing strategy break down goals and strategies to lower levels than companies … without a manufacturing strategy. The companies having a manufacturing strategy also plan manufacturing on longer terms, are …

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