International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 21 Issue 9

It’s only a matter of confidence!: A comparison of relationship management between Japanese‐ and UK non‐Japanese‐owned vehicle manufacturers

Paul D Cousins, Euan Stanwix

Attempts to answer the question: why are Japanese firms better at managing long‐term supplier relationships? Discusses the results from a three‐year research project that focuses…

Investigating resource utilization and product competence to improve production management: An empirical study

Liang‐Hsuan Chen, Shu‐Yi Liaw

Proposes an approach to improving production management (PM) of a firm through examining its resource utilization and product competence. To understand the status of PM in Taiwan…

Just‐in‐time implementation in the public sector: An empirical examination

Mahmoud M. Yasin, Marwan A. Wafa, Michael H. Small

The effective implementation of just‐in‐time (JIT) in the US public sector is examined in this empirical study. Specifically, the relationships between organizational modification…

Optimum production planning: an analytic framework

Erne Houghton, Victor Portougal

Presents an analytic framework for processing planning in industries where fixed batch sizes are common. The overall optimum processing plan is shown to be located on an envelope…

Green purchasing practices of US firms

Hokey Min, William P. Galle

Over the last two decades, growing concerns about eroding ecosystem quality have led to a renewed interest in environmentalism. Such concerns have prompted purchasing…

Strategic logistics management in Singapore

Chee‐Chuong Sum, Chew‐Been Teo, Kwan‐Kee Ng

In today’s highly competitive environment, many companies are going global to acquire market share and take advantage of higher production and sourcing efficiencies. A key…