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Addresses the relationship between firm performance on 15 manufacturing attributes and the extensiveness of advanced … manufacturing technology (AMT) portfolios that firms adopt. Mail survey data obtained from 116 manufacturing firms in the USA that … manufacturing performance for all variables except changes in average labour cost (total labour cost/number of direct and indirect …
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performance face, in the retailing and manufacturing sector, as well as to identify their main drivers. Furthermore, it seeks to … there is a long way to cover until their actions will be actually beneficial for the environment. However, the improvement … or stability of SMEs’ environmental performance, meaning the implementation of more environmental activities, depends on …
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critical driver of corporate performance. The paper proposes a perspective on how social responsibility is currently perceived … making social aspects count (such as community focus, stances on safety and the environment, external activities, etc.) using …
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The Campus Infrastructure (CI) Department at the University of Calgary absorbed a 25 per cent reduction in its operating budget in 1995. As a result, it was forced to transform its business processes in order to provide the required level of services to the campus. Through its strategic planning...
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successful outcome. It also suggests useful performance indicators to measure the value contributed by the corporate real estate …
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enhance local economic growth, especially in light of the role of new Cultural Technology Districts (CTDs). In this context …
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Purpose – Market strategies and technology strategies are two sides of the same coin that drive innovation efforts …. This paper argues that combining them as a balanced force is crucial for innovation performance. Design …
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate how modern network video technology could be used to improve … existing information technology and offered a new dimension that provided the real-time analysis of different activities in … warehouse operations. The main barriers to implementing video technology included uncertain return on investment, staff …
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Can operations management impact significantly the profitability of consumer‐based businesses on the Internet (called B2C)? During the past two years, Internet retailers have not provided satisfactory financial results. Whereas, leading in‐store retailers have been profitable using...
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and the diffusion of EIS does indeed vary from the traditional S‐shaped curve, consistent with most information technology …
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