A contingency theoretical perspective to the product‐process matrixEmerald - Tập 33 Số 2 - Trang 216-244 - 2013
PekkaHelkiö, AnttiTenhiälä
PurposeThe product‐process matrix of Hayes and Wheelwright is widely known for its prescriptive managerial guidance. Yet, most empirical studies have found no support for its performance assertions or have even contradicted them. The purpose of this paper is to propose a contingency theoretical generalization and extension ...... hiện toàn bộ
TQM as a management strategy for the next millenniaEmerald - Tập 21 Số 5/6 - Trang 855-876 - 2001
SatishMehra, Joyce M.Hoffman, DaniloSirias
Total quality management (TQM) has been acclaimed as an organizational philosophy to enhance global competitiveness. Will TQM continue to be a management philosophy of the future in same shape, size, and design? This paper, through literature search and using field experts, identifies the future role of TQM in businesses facing global markets.
Local assembly units in the motor components industryEmerald - Tập 18 Số 2 - Trang 180-194 - 1998
A.I.Millington, C.E.S.Millington, M.Cowburn
This paper explores the conditions under which motor component manufacturers may choose to supply car assembly plants through decentralised production in local assembly units (LAUs). The analysis is based on a case study of the decision to supply motor exhausts through an LAU where demand from the OEM company is sequenced. The case suggests that local assembly may result in significant eff...... hiện toàn bộ
Công nghiệp hóa và Phạm vi của Hệ thống Cung cấp Dịch vụ Ngân hàng Bán lẻ Dịch bởi AI Emerald - Tập 8 Số 3 - Trang 46-66 - 1988
Luis M.Huete, Aleda V.Roth
Các công nghệ cung cấp dịch vụ tài chính, chẳng hạn như máy ATM, ngân hàng tại nhà và các phương tiện tự phục vụ khác, đang có tác động sâu sắc đến thiết kế của các hệ thống cung cấp dịch vụ ngân hàng bán lẻ. Bài báo này trình bày kết quả của một nghiên cứu thực nghiệm dựa trên một mẫu khảo sát xác suất của 117 ngân hàng bán lẻ tại Hoa Kỳ, trong đó các kênh cung cấp cho các sản phẩm ngân h...... hiện toàn bộ
Strategic concerns and capability impedersEmerald - Tập 15 Số 10 - Trang 4-29 - 1995
VicGilgeous
Evidence points to the need for a coherent, well‐communicated
manufacturing strategy which establishes the best possible link between
the competitive needs of the business and what needs to be done at the
operational level in order to provide the business with a sustainable
advantage over the competition. Presents a process of manufacturing
strategy development which links the strategic ne...... hiện toàn bộ
Dynamic simulation of job shop scheduling for optimal performanceEmerald - - 1995
V.Selladurai, P.Aravindan, S.G.Ponnambalam, A.Gunasekaran
Deals with the dynamic scheduling problems and solutions of job
shop comprising six work centres and n components. Concerns the
behaviour of the system, with the arrival of urgent orders and normal
orders. In a typical manufacturing system, urgent orders are scheduled
for processing based on their urgency and given priority over normal
orders. Describes an analys...... hiện toàn bộ
EditorialEmerald - - 2009
AndrewTaylor, MargaretTaylor
Trade‐off between maximizing throughput rate and minimizing system time in kanban systemsEmerald - Tập 17 Số 5 - Trang 429-445 - 1997
A.Andijani
Investigates the trade‐off between the average throughput rate and the average systems time using kanban discipline. Considers a multistage serial production line system with materials in the system controlled by kanban discipline. Presents simulation results to evaluate the production system performance in terms of the average throughp...... hiện toàn bộ
Manufacturer selection and price negotiation for competitive wholesale distribution operationsEmerald - Tập 19 Số 10 - Trang 977-993 - 1999
ChandrasekharDas, RajeshTyagi
This paper considers a new class of problems arising in the distribution side of supply chains. It considers cooperative market expansion and price negotiation by wholesalers and manufacturers in a class of franchise‐type distribution markets. For wholesalers, expanding the coverage of geographically dispersed markets while retaining profitability of business requires new levels of price d...... hiện toàn bộ
Analysing organisational competence: implications for the management of operationsEmerald - - 2003
Michael A.Lewis
Despite the potential for operations management to be a competence‐based discipline, it is not clear how practical the construct is in ex ante operations strategy formulation or how useful it is as a critical lens on operations theory. This paper develops a preliminary model of competence as a transformation process, combining resource and activity inputs into op...... hiện toàn bộ