Nach dem durch zahlreiche negative Überraschungen und Katastrophen geprägten Jahr 2001 hat mit der geglückten Einführung des Euro als Bargeld das Jahr 2002 positiv begonnen. Wenn sich auch die Konjunktur in Deutschland und Europa noch in einer kritischen Phase bewegt, so bestehen doch gute...

In this work, we aim to provide an in-depth understanding of the organizational learning curve and why significant differences in the rate of learning exist across organizations. We review what is known about organizational learning curves as well as what is unknown. In sum, much is known and...

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has started to exert a major influence on modern supply chain management. In manufacturing, RFID changes the way objects are tracked on the shop floor and how manufactured goods interact with the production environment. In logistics, RFID is used to track...

This working paper examines the evolution of concepts of the responsibility of business in a historical and global perspective. It shows that from the nineteenth century American, European, Japanese, Indian and other business leaders discussed the responsibilities of business beyond making...

Laboratory experiments give researchers a great deal of control, making them useful for testing analytical models. In this monograph I discuss methodological issues in designing and conducting laboratory experiments. I also summarize some of the recent advances in using laboratory experiments in...

This essay discusses my view of the essential characteristics of interesting research in general and in operations management in particular. It is based on my Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Distinguished Fellows presentation given at the University of Michigan, June 27, 2011.

Il blocco operatorio costituisce lo snodo centrale del percorso chirurgico. In un’ottica lean di revisione dei processi, la programmazione chirurgica deve mantenere allineato il servizio con la domanda. Di conseguenza, è necessario trovare il giusto compromesso tra l’esigenza di mantenere...

The influence of applying queue state dependent order acceptance policies, where either decision is with customer or with manufacturer, on optimal capacity investment is discussed. Therefore, three order acceptance policies are developed where either the customer has a certain service level...

В статье рассматривается инновационный подход к операционному менеджменту российских промышленных предприятий, который выступает необходимым условием их...

Article is devoted to the development of methodological support strategic business management. The state of the company can become unstable through internal production and technological problems, faults in the supply chain, infringements of work of information and communication systems, changes...