Purpose: The purpose of the research is to study the applicability of the (Q,R)-model in inventory management of the maintenance materials in investment intensive industry companies. The objective of the research is to answer the following research questions: 1. What is the applicability of...

Purpose: Numerous stage models have attempted to clarify management priorities during the early stages of companies. However, a need for more focused and context-specific studies exists. This study seeks to clarify the early stages of technology- intensive companies in Southern California. To...

Purpose (mandatory): The purpose of this paper is to show analytically that cash flow –based project analysis of private investors and cost-benefit analysis of the public sector conflict in many points in public-private partnership projects. Design/methodology/approach (mandatory): The method...

Purpose: This research studies how the security-related outsourcing strategies and negotiation power of the public sector and the military and the relevant logistics service providers influence for indirect logistics costs. Design/methodology/approach: A tentative model was devised from...

This article describes two business cases and their strategies by using a strategy orientation and typology framework. The framework is built as synthesis from market and product orientation characteristics based on a literature research as well as from the Miles and Snow strategy typology. This...

This article addresses the issues of knowledge management (KM) from the point of view of external knowledge. Knowledge has been raised as a key success factor or key resource for organizations of all sizes. Knowledge worker, knowledge intensive business services, and knowledge society are...