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Buyer‐seller relationship development episodes: theories and methods

Schurr, Paul H. - In: Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 22 (2007) 3, pp. 161-170

Purpose – For the benefit of those who want to address gaps in our understanding of business relationships, this paper seeks to conceptually frame investigation into critical interaction episodes that fundamentally strengthen or fatally weaken relationship development. It also considers the...

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Clamping modelling: state‐of‐the‐art and future trends

Leopold, Jürgen; Hong, Lu - In: Industrial Robot: An International Journal 36 (2009) 3, pp. 249-254

environments such as the manufacture of cars, airplanes and white goods and methods of modelling and simulation. Even in this … and flexibility and the ability to quickly reconfigure systems are not major drivers. It proposes modelling of the fixing … most commonly used methods are pointed out. Findings – The paper summarizes the main modelling and simulation methods …

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Electronic commerce to support construction design and supply‐chain management: a research note

Elliman, Tony; Orange, Graham - In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & … 30 (2000) 3/4, pp. 345-360

Looks at the changing nature of the construction supply industry and the role of electronic commerce in the evolved market. With the emphasis shifting from supply‐ to demand‐driven product design, the trading relationships become more complex. In their current form, electronic commerce and...

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Simulation and comparison of reliability growth models

Donovan, John; Murphy, Eamonn - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 19 (2002) 3, pp. 259-271

The Duane reliability growth model has a number of inherent limitations that make it unsuitable for monitoring reliability improvement progress. These limitations are explored and a model based on variance‐stabilizing transformation theory is explained. This model retains the ease of use while...

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A new forecasting model for the diffusion of ISO 9000 standard certifications in European countries

Franceschini, Fiorenzo; Galetto, Maurizio; Giannì, Giovanni - In: International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 21 (2004) 1, pp. 32-50

ISO 9000 standards for quality system management are involving a higher and higher number of enterprises and organizations. This paper presents a detailed analysis of certification diffusion in Italy and in some European countries with similar economic structures. Benchmarking and evolution...

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BPR: alive and well in the public sector

MacIntosh, Robert - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 23 (2003) 3, pp. 327-344

choice of modelling techniques used to describe business processes, whether to use generic or context specific process maps …

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Participative Business Modelling to Support Strategic Decision Making in Operations — A Case Study

Akkermans, Henk - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 13 (1993) 10, pp. 34-48

Describes a case study in which a consultancy method based on participative business modelling was used to support … modelling project produced several valuable insights which have resulted in a better logistical performance at lower cost. The … development of modelling oriented consultancy method to support strategic decision making in operations. This consultancy method …

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Technological innovation supporting different food production philosophies in the food service sectors

Rodgers, Svetlana - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 20 (2008) 1, pp. 19-34

computer modelling. Practical implications – Managers can conceptualise their operations in terms of the philosophies presented …

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Technology acceptance: a meta‐analysis of the TAM: Part 2

Yousafzai, Shumaila Y.; Foxall, Gordon R.; Pallister, … - In: Journal of Modelling in Management 2 (2007) 3, pp. 281-304

TAM has been on modelling intention for its effect on self‐reported usage behaviour, while the attitudinal construct has …

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Different risk measures: different portfolio compositions?

Byrne, Peter; Lee, Stephen - In: Journal of Property Investment & Finance 22 (2004) 6, pp. 501-511

Traditionally, the measure of risk used in portfolio optimisation models is the variance. However, alternative measures of risk have many theoretical and practical advantages and it is peculiar therefore that they are not used more frequently. This may be because of the difficulty in deciding...

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