In 1999 a paper by Naylor, Naim and Berry on 'leagility' was published in international journal of production economics. The paper has attracted over 100 independent citations from over 60 journals of international standing. This paper explores the testing, exploitation and extension of the...

The paper explores the meaning of flexibility in the context of lean, agile and leagile supply networks and articulates a supply network flexibility framework. Two key ‘sources’ of flexibility are investigated: vendor flexibility and sourcing flexibility. The paper introduces an extension of...

Purpose: Flexibility is a fundamental performance objective for manufacturing operations, allowing them to respond to changing requirements in uncertain and competitive global markets. Additive manufacturing machines are often described as “flexible,” but there is no detailed understanding...

Product proliferation as a result of meeting ever increasing customer demand preferences is well documented. In addition, customisation has been promoted as a source of competitive advantage. Despite these factors, most of the published research in operations and supply chain management has...

Foreword -- Preface -- Challenging : an overview of our one planet predicament / Sally Jeanrenaud and Jean-Paul Jeanrenaud -- Changing : towards a one planet approach / Sally Jeanrenaud and Jean-Paul Jeanrenaud -- Leading / Jonathan Gosling and Prasad Kaipa -- Valuing / Catherine Cameron --...