Table of contents
Theory Building through Conceptual Methods
Jack MeredithIdentifies the significant role of conceptual research methods intheory building and contrasts it with the theory‐testing researchcurrently prevalent in operations management. The…
Operations Management Techniques in Intermittent and Repetitive Manufacturing: A Conceptual Framework
Alberto De Toni, Roberto PanizzoloProposes a conceptual interpretative framework as a reading key tomanagement differences in the two principal manufacturing contexts– intermittent manufacturing and repetitive…
Value‐adding Performance Measurement: A Time‐based Approach
Bob BarkerThe competitive pressures being placed on Western manufacturingorganizations require new restructuring models, which take account ofvalue‐adding capability and guide investment…
Strategic Planning for Production Capacity
R.D. Jack Hammesfahr, James A. Pope, Alireza ArdalanCapacity is generally considered only in one sense – toprovide the means for producing a product or service. Defines capacityas serving two functions – to provide the means for…
An Examination of Resourcing Policies for the Multi‐resource Problem
Ellen J. Dumond, John DumondEffective management of resources in a dynamic, multiprojectenvironment requires consideration of two key issues: the availabilityof each of the multiple resources and the method…
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen