International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 22 Issue 7

Emergent strategy in managing cooperative supply chain change

Douglas K. Macbeth

There is much debate about the nature of strategy formulation as content or process. This paper takes a process view informed from insights from non‐linear dynamics, complexity…

Sourcing trends in the car industry: A survey of car manufacturers’ and suppliers’ strategies and relations

Fredrik von Corswant, Peter Fredriksson

Intense competition and structural changes characterize the car industry. Several trends (i.e. general changes over time) concerning sourcing strategies and supplier relations can…

Do foreign‐owned firms manage advanced manufacturing technology better?

Nicholas Beaumont, Richard Schroder, Amrik Sohal

This paper uses regression analysis of factors obtained from measured variables to find statistical relationships between investment in advanced manufacturing technology (AMT)…

A plant’s technology emphasis and approach: A contextual view

Kathleen E. McKone, Roger G. Schroeder

While research has identified potential benefits of specific technology development practices, the literature has largely failed to identify the contextual issues that influence…

Considerations in order picking zone configuration

Charles G. Petersen

In today’s competitive global economy, the focus is on faster delivery of small more frequent orders of inventory at a lower total cost. This often precludes the use of full…

Creating an expert system for detailed scheduling

José A. Comesaña Benavides, J. Carlos Prado

This paper presents our experience in the development of an expert system to be used for detailed scheduling in an industrial company. This was a middle‐sized company which builds…