Technical barriers to the use of advanced decision support systems based on mathematical programming models for integrated planning are becoming less and less important. The more important issue is the organisation′s ability to adapt its structure to exploit the insights which these systems...

Strategic partnering is a method of developing a relationship between two members of a distribution channel based on the growth of understanding, trust and shared information. It does not rely on personal relationships between individuals but is initiated at the highest management levels and...

Traces the evolutionary process leading from traditional supply chain logistics. This is accomplished by tracing three foundational concepts – the total cost concept; the systems approach; and the customer service concept – to assess their influence on service response logistics. Anticipates...

Physical distribution management in New Zealand, is still, in many companies, subordinate to other functions in the corporate organisational hierarchy. In this study of three industries (Menswear, Foodstuffs and Pharmaceuticals) it was found that most distribution executives were responsible for...

Examines the extent to which the introduction of a “new” model of management in the public sector has led to a realignment in the roles, responsibilities, and relationships between the policy‐makers, the bureaucracy and civil society in Trinidad and Tobago. Suggests that the introduction...

Municipal or local governments worldwide are poorly prepared for the vast changes taking place in human resource management (HRM). Most aspects of organizational life are being transformed, and a strategy, that local governments can follow to avoid becoming a “backwater”, that will cease to...

Institutional development (ID) can be an elusive concept when attempts to analyse it are made. The notion of sustainability is even more intangible, save for the fact that the results of any ID should be able to continue after the external or technical assistance is withdrawn. Attempts to define...

A key concern in debates about local government structure has centred around the competing claims for democracy, usually seen to require small units based on recognised communities of interest, and those of administrative efficiency or the instrumental requirements of the centre, usually seen to...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how public cultural organizations use ambidextrous design to balance exploitation and exploration given their organizational structure that mainly stimulates exploitation. Design/methodology/approach The authors use an abductive methodology and,...

The integration of environmental responsibility in the organisational structure of companies means granting an increasing relevance to this area. They have a manager in charge of the area or a department dedicated exclusively to it, which should redound to the achievement of increasingly higher...