International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 25 Issue 7

The three dimensions of responsiveness

Matthias Holweg

The concept of responsiveness has been widely discussed, yet so far most of this discussion has remained qualitative in nature. The purpose of this paper is to develop a…

Integrating production and engineering perspectives on the customer order decoupling point

Joakim Wikner, Martin Rudberg

Traditionally the customer order decoupling point (CODP) has focused mainly on the separation of production performed on speculation from commitment to customer orders…

Retail operations strategies: Empirical evidence of role, competitive contribution and life cycle

Robert H. Lowson

The purpose of this study is to examine the role and contribution of an operations strategy for the retailer.

Supply chain flexibility and firm performance: A conceptual model and empirical study in the automotive industry

Angel Martínez Sánchez, Manuela Pérez Pérez

To explore the relationship between the dimensions of supply chain flexibility and firm performance in a sample of automotive suppliers.

Patterns of change in manufacturing strategy configurations

Raffaella Cagliano, Nuran Acur, Harry Boer

The paper aims to address the question of how and how often companies change their manufacturing strategy in the medium and long run, thus addressing a lack of evidence in the…