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Manufacturing strategy: Literature review and some issues
G.S. Dangayach, S.G. DeshmukhManufacturing strategy has attracted serious research attention in the recent past. In this paper, an attempt is made to review the status of literature in manufacturing strategy…
The role of manufacturing and marketing managers in strategy development: Lessons from three companies
Paul M. Swamidass, Tim Baines, Neil DarlowAccording to researchers and managers, there is a lack of agreement between marketing and manufacturing managers on critical strategic issues. However, most of the literature on…
Exploring the trade‐off concept
Giovani Da Silveira, Nigel SlackThe concept of the “trade‐off” is increasingly seen as central to operations strategy because it forms the foundation of how we conceptualise the improvement process. A case‐based…
Searching for the sandcone in the GMRG data
Lawrence M. Corbett, D. Clay WhybarkOver the last few years, several international studies have independently shown a significant correlation between the number and intensity of manufacturing practices in use and…
Understanding performance measurement systems using physical science uncertainty principles
Elaine Palmer, David ParkerObserves that performance measurement models are largely based on deterministic assumptions about the world. Suggests that it is time to re‐align performance measurement with…
Knowledge‐based system for estimating steel plant performance
J.B. Naylor, J. Griffiths, M.M. NaimIt is vital that an enterprise establishes the relative performance of its processes within any market sector. As an enterprise measures and monitors the performance of its…
Benchmarking best manufacturing practices: A study into four sectors of Turkish industry
Gündüz Ulusoy, İlknur İkizReports on a benchmarking study conducted to quantify how well companies operating in various sectors of Turkish industry match up to best practice, both in the practices they…
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- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen