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Multi-step process for selecting strategic sourcing options when designing supply chains
Ribas, Imma; Lusa, Amaia; Corominas, Albert - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 14 (2021) 3, pp. 477-495
options (who and how many will make the item; in cases of outsourcing, the kind of relationship between buyer and supplier …
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Critical incidents of outsourcing processes in pharmaceutical supply chain : a mixed-methods approach
Marinkovic, Valentina; Heine, Ina; Georgiev, Andrijana … - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 13 (2020) 3, pp. 495-513
according to qualitative data provided by ten experts in the field of outsourcing in pharmaceutical supply chain. Another group … outsourcing. Contract giver and service provide show diverging perceptions about the situations' degree of realism and relevance …
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Risk matrix model applied to the outsourcing of logistics' activities
Jawab, Fouad; Arif, Jabir - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 8 (2015) 4, pp. 1179-1194
Purpose: This paper proposes the application of the risk matrix model in the field of logistics outsourcing. Such an … application can serve as the basis for decision making regarding the conduct of a risk management in the logistics outsourcing … outsourcing in the field of the retail sector in Morocco. The authors identify all possible risks and then classify and prioritize …
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The relationship among customer demand, competitive strategy and manufacturing system functional objectives
Xu, Wei; Zhang, Qingshan; Ma, Jun - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 6 (2013) 4, pp. 1238-1254
Purpose: To ascertain the relationship between the operation system function goal decision making and customer demand and competition strategy, can better discover and integrate all available resources (including important capital resources) to achieve business opportunities, the establishment...
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Which competitive advantages can firms really obtain from ISO14001 certification?
Murillo-Luna, Josefina Lucia; Ramón-Solans-Prat, Juan … - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 1 (2008) 2, pp. 104-118
Ten years after the introduction of ISO14001, in this paper we present empirical evidence about the competitive advantages that managers associate to this environmental practice, from a sample of industrial firms located in Spain. The results indicate that the potential competitive advantages...
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Examining green production and its role within the competitive strategy of manufacturers
Baines, Tim; Brown, Steve; Benedettini, Ornella; Ball, Peter - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 5 (2012) 1, pp. 53-87
Purpose: This paper reviews current literature and contributes a set of findings that capture the current state-of-the-art of the topic of green production. Design/methodology/approach: A literature review to capture, classify and summarize the main body of knowledge on green production and,...
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Analytical review on competitive priorities for operations under manufacturing firms
Prabhu, M.; Nambirajan, Thangasamy; Abdullah, Nabaz Nawzad - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 13 (2020) 1, pp. 38-55
Purpose: To developed and introduced a measurement scale that may be useful to assess the competitive priorities practices in the manufacturing industries. The objective is to investigate the competitive priorities domains' implementation and its defining measurement items emphasizing...
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Pharmaceutical supply chain transformation through application of the Lean principle : a literature review
Argiyantari, Berty; Simatupang, Togar M.; Basri, … - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 13 (2020) 3, pp. 475-494
Purpose: This study aims to review the previous literature on the topic contained in the title in order to identify gaps in the existing research relating to lean supply chain-related issues within the pharmaceutical industry since limited attention has been devoted to this sector....
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Coordinating supplier-retailer using multiple common replenishment epochs with retailers' choices
Hwang, Juhwen; Wu, Su-Hwa - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 6 (2013) 2, pp. 441-455
Purpose: Provide a coordination strategy using multiple common replenishment epochs (MCRE) for a single-supplier multi-retailer supply chain. Design/methodology/approach: The demand of a product occurs only with a group of heterogeneous and independent retailers with constant rates, whereas all...
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Carbon footprint estimation for a sustainable improvement of supply chains: state of the art
Cordero, Pilar - In: Journal of industrial engineering and management : JIEM 6 (2013) 3, pp. 805-813
Purpose: This paper examines the current methodologies and approaches developed to estimate carbon footprint in supply chains and the studies existing in the literature review about the application of these methodologies and other new approaches proposed by some authors....
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