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Competitive advantage, customisation and a new taxonomy for non make‐to‐stock companies
Graça Amaro, Linda Hendry, Brian KingsmanPresents a new taxonomy for the non make‐to‐stock sector to enable a like‐with‐like comparison, arguing that existing taxonomies within the literature are inadequate for…
Electronic data interchange for process change in an integrated supply chain
Steve V. Walton, Jatinder N.D. GuptaMany companies have adopted electronic data interchange (EDI), often with results inconsistent with the expectations of the company. In these instances, it is often the mismatch…
Manufacturing priorities and action programmes in the changing environment: An empirical study of Indian industries
T.S. Nagabhushana, Janat ShahThis paper is based on a survey on manufacturing practices of Indian companies. The purpose was to get an insight into manufacturing priorities and action programmes. The study…
Positioning services along the volume‐variety diagonal: The contingencies of service design, control and improvement
Rhian SilvestroDraws on the service management literature to enhance understanding of the key operational differences in managing professional services, at one extreme, and mass services, at the…
Batch scheduling in a multistage, multiproduct manufacturing system – an application
Sukran N. Kadipasaoglu, Wenguang Xiang, Basheer M. KhumawalaThis paper reports the results of our collaborative work with Changde Telecommunication Equipment Company (CTEC) which produces digital transfer control systems for telephone…
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- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen