Logistics Information Management: Volume 11 Issue 2
Table of contents
Introducing the concept of information supply chains: the Buddy project
Patrick Walsh, Adamantios KoumpisThe European Community ESPRIT Project Buddy addresses the needs of industrial organisations to reduce information processing time, improve added and residual value of information…
Getting equipped for the twenty‐first century
John V. ChelsomAsserts that developments in management of technology (MOT) deserve more attention than they currently receive in relation to management of quality. Argues that organisations, or…
Assessing technological productivity gains: Benson and Parker revisited
Richard CardinaliOrganizations are constantly seeking productivity improvements through technology. But how do you define productivity and, most importantly, how is it measured in the information…
Time compression in the supply chain: information management is the vital ingredient
Rachel Mason‐Jones, Denis R. TowillOur total cycle time (TCT) compression strategy encompasses the whole system in the supply chain from consumer demand to customer satisfaction. TCT has two major components that…
A process quality model for the analysis, improvement and control of supply chain systems
Benita M. Beamon, Tonja M. WareA manufacturing supply chain is an integrated set of business functions, encompassing all activities from raw material acquisition to final customer delivery. Delivering the right…
Constructing customised models and providing information to support IT outsourcing decisions
O. Joseph Akomode, Brian Lees, Christopher IrgensInformation technology (IT) outsourcing is a favourable option for enhancing core organisational competencies/activities. Provident decision making in selecting an optimum IT…
Case study: APS Berk ‐ from arbitration to agility
Karl Belk, Will SteelsScheduling systems can be developed to model all significant processes in a business and desk top computers have the power to generate integrated schedules using powerful…