International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 19 Issue 5/6

Platform strategies in international new product development

Moreno Muffatto

The paper analyses the implications of a platform strategy in new product development with reference to the automobile industry. The implications and benefits of a platform…

Strategic alliance and dependency in design and manufacture: The Rover‐Honda case

Alan Pilkington

The movement of firms towards joint ventures and collaborative projects has been a feature of the 1990s. Such agreements allow a means of spreading the costs and risks associated…

Joint venture manufacturing in China: an exploratory investigation

Zhang Lihong, Keith Goffin

International joint venture (IJV) manufacturing is important for both the Chinese economy and a large number of foreign investors. A review of the literature from both Western and…

Valuing transferred machine tool technology: Relating value to product attributes and preferences of acquirers

David Bennett, Kirit Vaidya, Zhao Hongyu

The value of technology and the appropriate form of transfer arrangement are important questions to be resolved when transferring technology between Western manufacturing firms…

Lessons for implementing AMT: Some case experiences with CNC in Australia, Britain and Canada

Peter Burcher, Gloria Lee, Amrik Sohal

With increasing global competition for manufacturers, interest has grown among researchers and practitioners in the role of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) in assisting…

A new strategy of technology transfer to China

Wang Xing Ming, Zhou Xing

In the face of an integrating world economy where significant changes are taking place as a result of rapidly developing science and technology, China’s government must attach…

Western methods: The new technology for Polish business?

Alastair Nicholson

Poland is regarded as the country which has made the greatest progress following the economic liberalisation of Eastern Europe. This paper examines the strength of the…

The changing pattern of operations management in developing countries: The case of Brazil

Afonso Fleury

Economic activity is becoming increasingly globalised. Multinational enterprises, which are the main drivers of that process, are reconsidering the role of their subsidiaries. In…

Virtuous and vicious cycles on the road towards international supply chain management

Henk Akkermans, Paul Bogerd, Bart Vos

An increasing number of companies claim to pursue international supply chain management (ISCM), but the empirical evidence of successful implementation programs is still scarce…

Design of a global car production‐logistics system for a future ASEAN‐China region

Hiroshi Katayama

In this paper, a systematic design procedure for an international mutual parts supply system for global car manufacturing is proposed and investigated. This procedure offers a…

Production‐to‐order and international operations: A case study in the clothing industry

Bert Meijboom

Principles of supply chain management are discussed in relation to the modifications, extensions, and challenges currently prevalent in internationally operating companies. The…