Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on an investigation into the selection and evaluation of a suitable strategic positioning methodology for SMEs in Singapore. Design/methodology/approach – The research methodology is based on critical review of the literature to identify the...

Purpose: This paper reviews current literature and contributes a set of findings that capture the current state-of-the-art of the topic of green production. Design/methodology/approach: A literature review to capture, classify and summarize the main body of knowledge on green production and,...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate how the internet of things (IoT) contributes to manufacturers' advanced services development and delivery. To better understand the creation of these IoT contributions, the study adopts a socio-technical research perspective, which expands...

There appears to be an ever insatiable demand from markets for organisations toimprove their products and services. In response, the concept of Business ProcessImprovement (BPI) has been developed in recent years as a useful aid. Unfortunately,there is no robust methodology that practitioners...

The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore face particularchallenges from increasing competition from manufacturers in China, India andother East Asian countries. For these SMEs, survival and growth dependcritically on defining their own competitive space among other companies in...

This thesis describes research that has developed a decision model for the analyticalselection of manufacturing best practices.The competitiveness and growth in the manufacturing sector is critical for Singaporeeconomy. Design and improvement of manufacturing systems is imperative tosustain the...