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Can you put too much on your plate? Uncertainty exposure in servitized triads
Kreye, Melanie E. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 37 (2017) 12, pp. 1722-1740
Purpose Servitization increases the uncertainty exposure of provider firms due to the operational differences between services and production which is further increased when operations are set in triads. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the uncertainty exposure in servitized triads and...
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Differences in outsourcing strategies between firms in emerging and in developed markets
Größler, Andreas; Timenes Laugen, Bjørge; Arkader, … - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 33 (2013) 3, pp. 296-321
analyze differences in outsourcing strategies between manufacturing firms from emerging markets and from developed markets …
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Manufacturing flexibility through outsourcing: effects of contingencies
Scherrer-Rathje, Maike; Deflorin, Patricia; Anand, Gopesh - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 34 (2014) 9, pp. 1210-1242
outsourcing and manufacturing flexibility. In doing so, the authors study four types of manufacturing flexibility: product, mix …, volume, and labor competence flexibility. Design/methodology/approach – Based on transaction cost economics theory and …, organizational learning, and dynamic capabilities as contingencies affecting outsourcing-flexibility relationships. Combining …
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Survival strategy of OEM companies: a case study of the Chinese toy industry
Chen, Dezhi; Wei, William; Hu, Daiping; Muralidharan, … - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 36 (2016) 9, pp. 1065-1088
(OEMs), theory on how they survive is minimal. Little is known about how OEMs survive and upgrade to other business models … this paper is to extend the theory on the survival path of OEMs from the perspective of emerging countries by examining how …
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An empirical investigation of governance mechanism choices in service outsourcing
Ye, Yuan; Peng, Xiaosong; Fan, Raymond Lei; Narayanan, … - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 42 (2022) 9, pp. 1467-1496
Purpose Drawing on transaction cost economics (TCE) theory and organizational information processing theory (OIPT …/methodology/approach The paper uses a rigorously designed survey to collect data from professionals who manage service outsourcing contracts in … outsourcing. …
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TQM and business performance in the service sector: a Singapore study
Brah, Shaukat A.; Li Wong, Jen; Madhu Rao, B. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 20 (2000) 11, pp. 1293-1312
This paper focuses on gaining insight into the impact of TQM on the business performance of the service sector of the economy. The study yields clear evidence that TQM implementation improved business performance in the service sector of Singapore. Success of TQM implementations appears to be...
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International operations strategy: current efforts and future directions
Prasad, Sameer; Babbar, Sunil; Motwani, Jaideep - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 21 (2001) 5/6, pp. 645-665
In an intensely competitive global marketplace reshaped by the opening of new markets, the study of international operations strategy (IOS) is becoming increasingly important. This paper undertakes a comprehensive review of the IOS literature from 31 well‐regarded operations management and...
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Manufacturing strategy : Literature review and some issues
Dangayach, G.S.; Deshmukh, S.G. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 21 (2001) 7, pp. 884-932
Manufacturing strategy has attracted serious research attention in the recent past. In this paper, an attempt is made to review the status of literature in manufacturing strategy. A literature classification scheme is suggested. A total of 260 articles from 31 referred journals and international...
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Exploring the trade‐off concept
Da Silveira, Giovani; Slack, Nigel - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 21 (2001) 7, pp. 949-964
The concept of the “trade‐off” is increasingly seen as central to operations strategy because it forms the foundation of how we conceptualise the improvement process. A case‐based methodology is employed to explore managers’ cognition regarding the idea of operations trade‐offs....
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The house of flexibility: using the QFD approach to deploy manufacturing flexibility
Olhager, Jan; West, B. Martin - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 22 (2002) 1, pp. 50-79
We use the methodology from quality function deployment (QFD) for linking manufacturing flexibility to market requirements. This approach creates a framework for modelling the deployment of the need for flexibility from the customers’ viewpoints into manufacturing flexibility at various...
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