Purpose – Strategic consensus between operators and managers is an important means to accomplish a successful …, that is, the operators’ and managers’ perceptions of MS. Design/methodology/approach – Interviews were conducted with both … operators and managers at three small- and medium-sized enterprises in Sweden. The MS dimensions were selected based on previous …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose and tests a model that plant managers can use to develop cross … developing strategic consensus at the operating level. Practical implications – The results of this paper provide plant managers …

The purpose of this article is twofold. First, the article examines how managers can make more effective use of sales … must be addressed to better understand the managerial side of forecasting. Managers can improve resource planning by … managers must recognize. The paradoxes suggested here are: first, the most important managerial decisions a company can make …

managers, but also the limits of those principles, some intrinsic others that can be overcome by an integration with tradition …

criteria through face‐to‐face interviews with 46 managers, workshops involving 40 managers, and two in‐depth case studies. The … formulation. Such reflection is assumed to enable managers to proactively evaluate the potential outcome and performance of their …

operations managers are able to understand the level of fit that exists, how it is created and identify actions for improving it …