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Implementation of virtual manufacturing by a technology licensing company
Margaret Webster, David SugdenThe paper considers the implementation of a virtual manufacturing system as an alternative to outward technology licensing in a high technology industrial sector. Brief…
The SHEN model for MTO SMEs: A performance improvement tool
Mohd Shaladdin Muda, Linda HendryThis paper presents a new model developed for make‐to‐order (MTO) companies to aid in determining appropriate content for performance improvement programmes. The model has been…
The role of socio‐cultural, political‐legal, economic, and educational dimensions in quality management
Sameer Prasad, Jasmine TataQuality management practices have recently flourished across the globe. In this research we review and integrate the literature by identifying and organizing significant research…
Logistics in relation to strategy in dairying: The case of New Zealand dairy
Jayaram K. Sankaran, Patrick LuxtonThe earliest known instance of scholarly writing on logistics (in 1901) is actually located in agribusiness. While case illustrations of productivity improvements in logistics in…
Managing planned and emergent change within an operations management environment
David R. Bamford, Paul L. ForresterOrganisational change, as a general topic, has been extensively researched since the 1950s, as evidenced by the proliferation of papers in the last five decades. As a research…
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- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen