Table of contents
Organisation designs for teamworking
David Tranfield, Stuart SmithThe paper argues that the widespread changes in manufacturing industry are best conceptualised as paradigmatic, in that they constitute a patterned reconfiguration of ideas…
The strategic role of the plant: testing Ferdows’s model
Ann Vereecke, Roland Van DierdonckThe literature on global manufacturing strategy contains few models that help managers to design and manage their global plant network. An interesting model is the one developed…
Process improvement programmes: a model for assessing sustainability
Nicola Bateman, Arthur DavidThis paper outlines a model for assessing the sustainability of shop floor based process improvement programmes. The model was developed as part of a larger research programme…
Demand and capacity management decisions in services: How they impact on one another
Kenneth J. Klassen, Thomas R. RohlederService managers are continually challenged with balancing customer demand and service capacity. Recent studies have raised awareness of various demand and capacity management…
Cyclical packaging planning at a pharmaceutical company
L.W.G. Strijbosch, R.M.J. Heuts, M.L.J. LuijtenThe total yearly costs of medicine usage in The Netherlands are increasing year after year. The Dutch government tries to get this increase under control by price regulations…
Trade‐offs between multiskilling and inventory in assembly line operations under demand variability
Suresh Garg, Prem Vrat, Arun KandaThe demand variability in case of assembly line operations can be absorbed either by multi‐skilling of operators on the line, empowering them to handle a wider mix of…
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- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen