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What drives perishable inventory management performance? Lessons learnt from the UK blood supply chain

Stanger, Sebastian H.W.; Wilding, Richard; Yates, Nicky; … - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 17 (2012) 2, pp. 107-123

to identify what drives good management of perishables within the supply chain using the example of blood inventory … management in hospitals. Design/methodology/approach – Seven case studies with hospital transfusion laboratories in the UK blood … perishable inventory performance. These are based around simple management procedures implemented by experienced staff. The case …

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Integrated logistics: achieving logistics performance improvements

Daugherty, Patricia J.; Ellinger, Alexander E.; Gustin, … - In: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 1 (1996) 3, pp. 25-33

that the results have significant managerial implications as more organizations place emphasis on supply chain management …

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Managing merger madness

In: Strategic Direction 18 (2002) 11, pp. 15-17

Mergers and acquisitions are widely recognized as a fast‐track to organizational growth, increased profitability and greater market share. They seem to offer easy gains without the pain of lengthy sales drives or costly R&D programs. However, several recent studies have found that around half...

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Leadership and change inextricably linked at Heineken

In: Strategic Direction 19 (2003) 4, pp. 8-10

In April 2002, the Chairman of Heineken, Karel Vuursten, handed over the reigns of the world’s third largest brewers to his long‐time number two Thony Ruys, and in doing so spelt out a strong message of continuity to both employees and analysts alike. Although the potential for major mergers...

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Coca‐Cola stumbles in Belgium

In: Strategic Direction 19 (2003) 5, pp. 23-25

Time is money, particularly in today’s world of instant communication. And when a crisis arises, response time is critical in minimizing damage to image and brand name. But when Coca‐Cola was faced with a health scare in Belgium four years ago, this preeminent global giant was slow to react,...

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BHS boss takes over merger’s success rate

In: Strategic Direction 19 (2003) 7, pp. 16-18

While Philip Green was celebrating his £5m birthday bash in the sun last year, rival shareholders and CEOs were bashing their heads against brick walls. Though every company the British entrepreneur touches (most recently Arcadia that he bought for £850m) seems to turn to gold dust, the...

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A tale of two systems at MediaOne and AT&T

In: Strategic Direction 19 (2003) 7, pp. 19-21

Knowledge management aims to bring intellectual resources together and make them available for everyone in the … organization. As well as broadening horizons, knowledge management systems can help break down organization barriers, which leads …

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