Industrial Management & Data Systems: Volume 101 Issue 6

Strategic management of technology at Frito‐Lay’s Kern manufacturing facility

Mohsen Attaran, Samuel Michael Grijalva

Recognizing that technology is an important element of competitive strategy, the Frito‐Lay Kern facility has invested substantially in both its people and technology. Reviews the…

Relationship among organizational support, JIT implementation, and performance

Hyonsong Chong, Richard E. White, Victor Prybutok

As a result of progressive implementations of just‐in‐time (JIT) management practices, researchers have attempted to identify those elements critical to the success of…

The implications of Western electronic commerce for Chinese business networks

M.K. Lai, P.K. Humphreys, D. Sculli

Examines the application of electronic commerce (EC) in a cross‐cultural context. The problems likely to be encountered by a Chinese organization are analysed and interpreted in…

Enterprise architectural framework for supply‐chain integration

Charu Chandra, Sameer Kumar

The concept of supply chain is about managing coordinated information and material flows, plant operations, and logistics. It provides flexibility and agility in responding to…

Designing information systems for electronic commerce

Shouhong Wang

Electronic commerce applies new business models. To use information technology to support a new business model, the supplier enterprise needs to develop an information system…