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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships among the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) criteria using a unique data set: the independent reviewers’ scores. In order to assess the validity of the Baldrige model over time, two time periods were used: 1992–1994...
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examine these relationships using structural equation modeling on a cross-section of U.S. manufacturing survey data … resources, and addresses the need for the reformulation of operations strategy theory in terms of the emergent knowledge …
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manufacturing strategy in textile and automotive supply industries, on business performance. The research was applied to small and … between business strategy and manufacturing strategy. …The objective of this study is to determine the impact of manufacturing performance, which is created by the …
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manufacturing strategy groups were observed. Though there is an industry effect, all three manufacturing strategy types are observed … in various industries. The two main dimensions along which the manufacturing strategy groups differ are the ability of … context (the business unit strategy), manufacturing activities (manufacturing strategy choices), and manufacturing performance …
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In this paper, we examine the environmental scanning strategy of manufacturing companies in Southwestern Nigeria … against the background that manufacturing companies in Nigeria exist in a challenging environment characterised by high import … with a questionnaire from a sample of 84 manufacturing firms in Southwestern Nigeria. We found that generally, companies in …
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transaction-cost economizing is a superior firm strategy regardless of the stage of the life cycle. This paper seeks to reconcile …
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manufacturing industry, as a case study setting for the research and uses a mixed method approach across eight companies to examine …
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The importance of material flow management for a profit-maximizing firm has been well articulated in the supply chain literature. We demonstrate in our analytical model that a firm must also actively manage information flows within the supply chain, which translates to controlling what it knows,...
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implementation easier. Therefore, to get an understanding of approaches being used by manufacturing and services organizations, a … comparative picture of the KM approaches adopted by manufacturing and services organizations, and second, it provides a framework …, the findings hold great relevance for Indian manufacturing and service organizations to help them facilitate their KM …
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The Skikda LNG accident was the worst petrochemical plant fire in Algeria, in which 27 employees died, 56 injured and cost $900 million. The accident was caused by several reasons: poor maintenance and poor general condition of unit 40, the site distribution of different units which caused...
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