Table of contents
How does the industry work with sourcing decisions? Case study at two Swedish companies
Anette BrannemoThe objective of this paper is to present how two Swedish companies work, or plan to work, with sourcing decisions. The aim is furthermore to analyze if their decision process, or…
The impact of engineering changes on materials planning
Carl Wänström, Patrik JonssonThe purpose of this paper is to increase the understanding of the impact of engineering changes on the materials planning process.
AHP‐based evaluation of CMMS software
Marcello Braglia, Gionata Carmignani, Marco Frosolini, Andrea GrassiTo provide a structured methodology to permit an optimal selection of the best suited Computer Managed Maintenance System (CMMS) software within process industries.
Perceptions of generic strategies of small and medium sized engineering and electronics manufacturers in the UK: The applicability of the Miles and Snow typology
Nicholas O'Regan, Abby GhobadianTo present the main findings of a study conducted in manufacturing firms in the UK to determine the applicability of generic strategies to small and medium sized firms (SMEs).
A study on the value‐chain strategies of enterprises adopting electronic marketplaces in free and controlled markets
Hsin‐Pin Fu, Tien‐Hsiang Chang, Wan‐I Lee, Cheng‐Chin LuThe purpose of the research is to explore electronic marketplace (EM) strategies adopted by enterprises in free markets and controlled markets. Meanwhile, their differences are…
Customer‐supplier integration forms in the air‐conditioning industry
Andrea Furlan, Pietro Romano, Arnaldo CamuffoThis paper explores what suppliers and customers do in order to integrate their operations across the supply chain. It also identifies on what contextual factors these specific…
A methodology for integrated product development using design and manufacturing templates
Ali Kamrani, Abhay VijayanThe primary objective of this paper is to illustrate the development of an integrated product development environment using template‐based methodology. This system would thus act…
ISSN:
1741-038XRenamed from:
Integrated Manufacturing SystemsOnline date, start – end:
2004Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Prof Harm-Jan Steenhuis