Since the 1970s, international manufacturing companies, in pursuit of world‐class goals, have been adopting and adapting management practices developed originally in Japan. Notable characteristics of such companies now include: a customer‐focused culture; a concentration on core competencies...

Implementing a Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRPII) system represents a significant challenge for all those involved in such projects. Indeed, many such change programmes result in failure or fall short of achieving the significant benefits that such systems have to offer. This paper...

The introduction of cells has in general been beneficial to organizations by improving productivity and quality, reducing lead times and providing non‐routine jobs for personnel within the cell. However, there is no doubt that such changes create conflict due to the transition from a...

This paper aims to investigate how to improve business service quality (BSQ) in an e-commerce environment. It also serves as a basis for developing a BSQ measurement instrument in an e-commerce environment. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines BSQ along four inter-organisational...