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A strategic model for agile virtual enterprise partner selection

Sarkis, Joseph; Talluri, Srinivas; Gunasekaran, A. - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 27 (2007) 11, pp. 1213-1234

/value – The paper is useful to practitioners and organizations seeking to manage partnership formation of agile virtual …

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Drivers of close supply chain collaboration: one size fits all?

de Leeuw, Sander; Fransoo, Jan - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 29 (2009) 7, pp. 720-739

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the antecedents of close supply chain collaboration and to develop a multi‐variable conceptual model of factors that drive the need for close supply chain collaboration. Design/methodology/approach – A multi‐variable conceptual model...

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Cultural adaptation in Chinese‐Western supply chain partnerships

Jia, Fu; Lamming, Richard - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 33 (2013) 5, pp. 528-561

Purpose – Inter‐firm learning, or dyadic learning, has been studied extensively in recent years: however very little attention has been devoted to extending the concept to an international context and no formal definition exists. The purpose of this paper is to propose “cultural...

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Characterizing agile supply partnerships in the fashion industry

Cerruti, Corrado; Mena, Carlos; Skipworth, Heather; … - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 36 (2016) 8, pp. 923-947

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate high-involvement and short-term supply relationships, known as agile supply partnerships (ASPs), and explores the conditions that support the development of such inter-organizational relationships. Design/methodology/approach – A...

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The use of partnering as a conflict prevention method in large‐scale urban projects in Canada

Ross, David - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 2 (2009) 3, pp. 401-418

Purpose – Ville de Montréal wishes to facilitate the planning and execution of large‐scale urban projects within the city limits. These projects promote a positive image of the city, increase real estate values and thus increase the city's revenues. The purpose of this paper is to...

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Implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software in a major construction contracting organization in Hong Kong

Chan, Eric; Mills, Anthony - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 4 (2011) 1, pp. 168-178

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarize the scope, methodology and main findings of a doctoral thesis about the implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software in a major construction contracting organization in Hong Kong. This research is taken from a leadership and...

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Practical difficulties encountered in attempting to implement a partnering approach

Aarseth, Wenche; Andersen, Bjørn; Ahola, Tuomas; … - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 5 (2012) 2, pp. 266-284

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present practical difficulties in attempting to implement a partnering approach. Design/methodology/approach – The paper comprises empirical evidence from case studies in Norway and Canada and an extensive literature review on partnering. Findings...

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Why local governments rarely use PPPs in their road development projects

Janssen, Rick; Graaf, Robin de; Smit, Marnix; Voordijk, Hans - In: International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 9 (2016) 1, pp. 33-52

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify barriers that prevent local governments from applying PPPs in their road development projects. Design/methodology/approach – Based on insights from a literature review, interviews were held with relevant staff to identify barriers. These...

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Moving forward together in sustainable, effective, and partnership‐oriented ways

Hogner, Robert H.; Kenworthy, Amy L. - In: International Journal of Organizational Analysis 18 (2010) 2, pp. 245-266

, execution, and analysis of partnership programs. Following the review, a model partnership program focused on increasing … integrate tools for effective, partnership‐based service‐learning projects into their curricula. Findings – Sustainable …, effective, and partnership‐oriented service‐learning projects are difficult to design and execute yet they are extremely …

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A new customer‐oriented participation method for communicative planning

Majamaa, Wisa; Kuronen, Matti; Kostiainen, Juha; … - In: International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 1 (2008) 1, pp. 68-80

partnership. This form of participation gives new information, related to consumers’ residential choice, unlike those environments … produced by using other participation methods. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical study is based in innovation theory … where end‐users are primary stakeholders in the innovation process, and even innovators themselves. A case study of a new …

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