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Throughout this research, efficiency levels of the European railway industry are analyzed using non‐parametric methods. A sample of 21 companies is used, in the timeframe of 1984‐1995. The aim of the paper is the analysis of the influence on these firms’ efficiency of organizational change...
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production scheduling process that is of crucial importance in today’s manufacturing and service industries. In this paper, the … authors propose a knowledge‐based system for production‐scheduling that could be incorporated as a custom module in an ERP …
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Purpose – The aim is to contrast two fictional responses to the increasing investment into Australian farmland by overseas interests within the context of an aging farming population. Design/methodology/approach – This is humorous fiction. Findings – A number of concerns are raised:...
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were identified according to the nature of the product. Concludes that the relative dominance of the language of production … coping with turbulent supply and production conditions also enabled managers/engineers to build expert power bases to the …
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main categories: core practices and production‐oriented practices. Companies perceive benefit in three areas: improvement … manufacturing organizations are positively affected by the implementation of the production‐oriented practices. Analysis of … financial outcomes suggests that core practices are positively related to market share for manufacturing companies. Production …
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transferability of the Japanese model. This paper reports on a study of production supervisors in Japanese transplants in the UK, and …
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and methods of production. The unleashing of these dynamic forces hinges on two basic policy thrusts. First, economic …
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