Purpose – This paper's purpose is to examine the impact of ERP adoption in one of the most traditional sectors, namely the printing industry, within a case study of five typical large‐scale printing organisations set in the developing economy context of Pakistan. Design/methodology/approach...

Du Pont′s strategy of supplying graphic arts film and chemistry to the South East Asian market from Australia rather than the United States or Japan is examined. Geographical factors are discussed and the idea that customer service to South East Asia would be greatly improved is expounded....

Purpose – In new product development (NPD), changes to the initial designs are often proposed for on‐going design projects due to new insights. These engineering changes belong to a wide range from incremental to radical and, in their impact, even to discontinuous change. Consequently, the...

Purpose – This project aims to address the problems facing a small printing company during the printing of sample boards. The company was unable to meet their projected yearly demand of 200,000 boards. During the study, the team found that the company's maximum output was 143,400 from two...

Purpose – Seeks to carry out an empirical study to reveal the business characteristics of the printing industry and to accomplish a quantitative analysis of costs and benefits for RFID applications in different logistics activities. Design/methodology/approach – The business operation...

Analyses the attempt by a trade association (the British Federation of Master Printers) to secure the universal adoption by its members of a uniform costing system. It was envisaged that the industry‐wide application of a prescribed costing solution would secure the socio‐economic...

This paper investigates the operation of the National Agreement in the general printing industry at a time when the future of such agreements is in doubt. Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative data from union representatives, the paper provides insights into the workplace practices of...

A comparative study of trade union finances, in particular those of SOGAT and the NGA, shows that these two printing unions face severe financial problems, although this is caused, in part, by their high levels of expenditure compared with other unions. Subscriptions are also much higher than...

A learning center is helping to boost training and uncover hidden talents among the workforce of a medium‐size printing firm. A warehouseman at the 90‐employee Forest Press, who had no formal information‐technology (IT) qualification but had practised extensively on a home computer, was...