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The effects of purchased parts commonality on manufacturing lead time
Chwen Sheu, John G. WackerManufacturing managers as well as researchers suggest that reducing manufacturing lead time is essential for competing in world‐class manufacturing environments. To achieve…
Computer‐integrated operations: the introduction of a hospital information support system
Stephen Procter, Andrew D. BrownStudy of the integration of operations through the application of computer technologies has focused on the manufacturing sector. In looking at the difficulties found in operating…
“One more time: how do you win orders?”: a critical reappraisal of the Hill manufacturing strategy framework
Martin Spring, Ruth BoadenExamines the manufacturing strategy framework developed by Hill and its development, comparing it to work in manufacturing strategy and other related fields. Discusses Hill’s…
An internal customer service quality data envelopment analysis model for bank branches
Andreas C. Soteriou, Yiannos StavrinidesOver the last few years data envelopment analysis (DEA) has been gaining increasing popularity as a performance assessment methodology. DEA has been successfully applied to bank…
International manufacturing and location decisions: balancing configuration and co‐ordination aspects
Bert Meijboom, Bart VosQuestions on configuration and co‐ordination are seldom integrated in research on international manufacturing and location decisions. Suggests a way in which these two aspects…
A study of operations and marketing goal consensus in the banking industry
Winter Nie, Scott T. YoungConsensus building plays an important role in strategy formulation and implementation. Previous researchers have attempted to find a link between goal consensus among top…
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- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen