This paper proposes a 'plug and play' (PnP) framework and software tool that allows managers to rapidly build simplified models of operations objectives. These models enable them to understand, study the cause-effect linkages of potential actions, and communicate such understanding to their...

The aim of the research was to explore and evaluate previous work focusing on the relationship and links between regulation and performance measurement. The objectives were to seek out examples in the literature on the unintended consequences of performance measurement and regulation. Several...

Making decisions on strategic investments, such as early stage manufacturing technology (MT), is a complicated task. Early stage technologies are usually costly, and surrounded by uncertainty. The potential benefits are often hard to quantify prior to implementation. Thus, how could managers...