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A systems perspective on supply chain measurements
Holmberg, Stefan - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 30 (2000) 10, pp. 847-868
Both practitioners and research scientists have noted a number of problems regarding measurement activities during the … past decade. The problems reported suggest that measurement activities are fragmented both within and across organizations …
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A teaching note on the controllability “Principle” and performance measurement
Schwartz, Steven T.; Spires, Eric E.; Young, Richard A. - In: Accounting Research Journal 30 (2017) 3, pp. 301-311
Purpose The purpose of this note is to expose accounting students and others to recent findings in management control, specifically to the relationship between the informativeness of a performance measure and its usefulness in performance evaluation. Design/methodology/approach Numerical...
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Benchmarking health and safety performance through company safety competitions
Fuller, Colin - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 6 (1999) 4, pp. 325-337
A case study is described in which an audit programme was developed as a measure of health and safety performance. The audit programme was implemented as a safety competition in a UK water utility over a period of three years with the results also used for benchmarking the company’s health and...
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Benchmarking agility assessment approaches: a case study
Vinodh, S.; Aravindraj, S - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 22 (2015) 1, pp. 2-17
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to benchmark the assessment approaches of agility in a manufacturing organization. Design/methodology/approach – The criteria for agility assessment were identified comprehensively based on literature review. The agility assessment was done using Multi...
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Benchmarking fuzzy logic and ANFIS approaches for leanness evaluation in an Indian SME : A case study
Agrawal, Rohit; Asokan, P.; Vinodh, S. - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 24 (2017) 4, pp. 973-993
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a study that is focused on application of fuzzy logic and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) approaches for leanness evaluation in an Indian small- and medium-size enterprise (SME). Design/methodology/approach Lean manufacturing concepts...
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Search for objective environmental performance indicators of primary schools
Fehr, Manfred; Andrade, Viviane Suzana Costa Santos - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 23 (2016) 7, pp. 1922-1936
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to seek to develop environmental scores to complement already existing academic scores in order to evaluate and compare school performance in the context of sustainable societies. Design/methodology/approach In a case study on one particular Brazilian school,...
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Applications of benchmarking and classification framework for supplier risk management
Phusavat, Kongkiti; Anussornnitisarn, Pornthep; … - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 22 (2015) 2, pp. 275-289
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a supplier risk framework. The framework provides the information about the risk level in which a supplier is classified. This study is part of the company’s one- department-one-improvement policy. This policy encourages all departments to...
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Method for evaluation via benchmarking of the lean product development process : Multiple case studies at Brazilian companies
Dal Forno, Ana Julia; Forcellini, Fernando Antonio; … - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 23 (2016) 4, pp. 792-816
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe benchmarking to evaluate the product development process (PDP) from a lean perspective. Design/methodology/approach – The work was conducted by means of case studies at large companies in Brazil that develop products, based on a gap in the...
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Business process management: a boundaryless approach to modern competitiveness
Zairi, Mohamed - In: Business Process Management Journal 3 (1997) 1, pp. 64-80
Discusses the concept of business process management as an approach which relies on cross‐functional contributions to organizational performance. Presents arguments on the importance of “hard” and “soft” elements which are all required for determining effective competitiveness. A...
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Confirmation and evaluation of performance measurement model for the Thai frozen shrimp chain
Pungchompoo, Sirirat; Sopadang, Apichat - In: Business Process Management Journal 21 (2015) 4, pp. 837-856
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate and evaluate the new performance measurement model for the Thai … frozen shrimp chain. Design/methodology/approach – The performance measurement model was developed by the combination method … acceptable on the basis of performance measurement foundations. Furthermore, the financial and the customer perspectives are …
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