Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 25 Issue 6

The effects of production outsourcing on factory cost performance: an empirical study

Mary J. Meixell, George N. Kenyon, Peter Westfall

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the performance implications associated with production outsourcing. Specifically, the paper analyzes the cost of goods sold for firms…

Environmental sustainability in logistics and freight transportation : A literature review and research agenda

Gino Marchet, Marco Melacini, Sara Perotti

The purpose of this paper is to categorise the research on environmental sustainability in logistics and transportation on the basis of the main themes and study methods and…

Time-to-need: a portfolio tool to balance the time-to-market

Andre Ferrarese, Marly Monteiro de Carvalho

– The purpose of this paper is to provide a management tool to maximise the effective time-to-market of a portfolio given the competitive monitoring activities.

Personal development review (PDR) process and engineering staff motivation: A case study investigation in a manufacturing firm

Claire Baldwin, Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Vikas Kumar, Luis Rocha-Lona

The academic literature and motivational theory recognise the positive role of motivation on organisational performance and considers personal development as a key motivational…

Sustainable product development in practice: an international survey

Sami Kara, Suphunnika Ibbotson, Berman Kayis

Improved environmental performance of products and services have lately become one of the main strategic and operational goals of manufacturers. This is due to influences from…

Risk assessment and operational approaches to managing risk in global supply chains

Sameer Kumar, Katie J. Himes, Collin P. Kritzer

The purpose of this paper is to provide the organization with a process for assessing risk associated with their supply chain and a framework from which they can build their…

A methodology for the reconfiguration process in manufacturing systems

Ibrahim H. Garbie

The purpose of this paper is to propose a “Reconfiguration Methodology” in manufacturing systems that they can become more economically sustainable and can operate efficiency and…

Risks and strategies in a Brazilian innovation – flexfuel technology

Fábio Lotti Oliva, Maria Cecília Sobral, Fernando Damasceno, Hélio Janny Teixeira, Celso Cláudio de Hildebrand e Grisi, Adalberto Américo Fischmann, Silvio Aparecido dos Santos

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the importance of innovation in the industry; factors that condition technological competitiveness at Magneti Marelli Controle Motor;…