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Investigating the linkages between service types and supplier relationships in servitized environments

Saccani, Nicola; Visintin, Filippo; Rapaccini, Mario - In: International Journal of Production Economics 149 (2014) C, pp. 226-238

managing upstream relationships is particularly critical in servitized contexts, theory development on this topic is still at …

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Leveraging fitness and lean bundles to build the cumulative performance sand cone model

Bortolotti, Thomas; Danese, Pamela; Flynn, Barbara B.; … - In: International Journal of Production Economics 162 (2015) C, pp. 227-241

This study examines the relationship between bundles of lean practices and cumulative performance, as described by the sand cone model. Based on the literature, hypotheses relating lean bundles to cumulative performance are proposed. They are tested using a sample of 317 plants in three...

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Organizational competence building and development: Contributions to operations management

Silva Gonçalves Zangiski, Marlene Aparecida da; … - In: International Journal of Production Economics 144 (2013) 1, pp. 76-89

‘Change’ is the word that describes nowadays-socioeconomic environment. Change drivers are forcing a new organizational behavior, which is based on collective determinants of its performance. Based on these assumptions that change is the main context characteristic and performance is...

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Performance topology mapping: understanding the drivers of performance

Silvestro, Rhian - In: International Journal of Production Economics 156 (2014) C, pp. 269-282

Understanding the drivers of performance is fundamental to the development of operations strategy and the effective management of operations. Emerging from the service management literature, the service profit chain is a framework which draws together many assumptions about the drivers of...

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Defining value chain architectures: Linking strategic value creation to operational supply chain design

Holweg, Matthias; Helo, Petri - In: International Journal of Production Economics 147 (2014) PB, pp. 230-238

Over the past three decades scholars have developed comprehensive insights into the operational and strategic aspect of designing and managing the supply chain. Reviewing this ample body of knowledge however one cannot help but notice a persistent disunion between the “value chain” view that...

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Performance measurement systems: A consensual analysis of their roles

Pinheiro de Lima, Edson; Gouvea da Costa, Sergio E.; … - In: International Journal of Production Economics 146 (2013) 2, pp. 524-542

Competitive pressures and advances in product and process technologies challenge performance management systems in terms of their design and their strategic and operational use. Understanding the roles of such systems is a first step in developing and employing the appropriate system...

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How should you stabilise your supply chains?

Hill, Alex; Doran, Des; Stratton, Roy - In: International Journal of Production Economics 135 (2012) 2, pp. 870-881

This case based research paper examines the stabilisation strategies used within seven supply chains and presents a framework to help practitioners stabilise their chains. The findings show that organisations should first select a cushioning strategy and then reduce demand uncertainty to lower...

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Cooperative quality investment in outsourcing

Chen, Jingxian; Liang, Liang; Yang, Feng - In: International Journal of Production Economics 162 (2015) C, pp. 174-191

proportional investment sharing schedule in the outsourcing of a supply chain, which consists of a contract manufacturer (CM, the …

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Performance measures and metrics in outsourcing decisions: A review for research and applications

Gunasekaran, Angappa; Irani, Zahir; Choy, King-Lun; … - In: International Journal of Production Economics 161 (2015) C, pp. 153-166

Outsourcing, an operations strategy that influences the performance of a supply chain, has become an important … finished products in meeting the needs of overseas and domestic markets. Outsourcing reduces the cost of assets, facilitates …. Some of the reasons why companies are against outsourcing include integration challenges, sacrificing their competitive …

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Firm-level outsourcing decision making: A balanced scorecard-based analytic network process model

Tjader, Youxu; May, Jerrold H.; Shang, Jennifer; … - In: International Journal of Production Economics 147 (2014) PC, pp. 614-623

determining firm level IT outsourcing strategy. Although prior research has confirmed the existence of interactions among BSC … the indicators, prioritizes the indicators under the four BSC perspectives, and then identifies the best outsourcing … strategy through synthesis. A case company is used to study the feasibility of our approach at firm level outsourcing decision …

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