Table of contents
Simulating JIT Manufacturing: Prospects and Pitfalls
Sylvia Bedwell‐Brace, R. Anthony InmanThe simulation of JIT manufacturing offers anumber of prospective benefits to its users.Unfortunately, a number of pitfalls also await thosewho utilise the technique without first…
A Case Study in Crisis Management: The Perrier Recall
Laurence BartonIn February 1990, French‐based Perriervoluntarily recalled 70 million bottles of waterproducts after detecting abnormal traces ofbenzene. In addition to management…
Application of Knowledge‐based Systems to Industry
Grant MasomAs it becomes increasingly evident that skillsshortage in many areas of business and commerceis likely to grow, it is clear that knowledge‐basedsystems can go some way towards…
Bottom Line and Beyond: A Recession is the Right Time to Take Advantage of Contract Manufacturers
David Johnson, Norman JohnsonContract manufacturing as a concept will beutilised increasingly during the 1990s and beyond.The use of this facility can make life a great dealeasier for manufacturing…
Communications Revolution and its Impact on Managing Organisations Effectively
John E. Bredehoft, Brian KleinerTechnological advances in the last 40 years arewidely used in business communications today.The “communications revolution” has affected thespeed of business communications, the…
Information for Competitive Positioning: How Does the UK Compare?
Roger TomlinInformation technology has undergone, and islikely to continue to undergo, profound changes,especially with the advent of the new Europeanenvironment. Research has shown that, to…
ISSN:
0263-5577Renamed from:
Industrial ManagementOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Alain Yee Loong Chong
- Prof Hing Kai Chan