International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 29 Issue 6

Establishing and developing strategic relationships – the role for operations managers

Robert Johnston, Roy Staughton

The objectives of this paper are, first to identify, from the literature, the key themes in the management of strategic relationships, second to apply those themes to understand…

Stakeholder theory and dynamics in supply chain collaboration

Henry C. Co, Frank Barro

The purpose of this paper is to provide a framework for analyzing stakeholder‐management strategies in supply chain collaboration. The authors aim to show how prior dyadic…

Team management for fast projects: an empirical study of process industries

Christina Scott‐Young, Danny Samson

The purpose of this paper is to set out to identify key team factors associated with the fast implementation of capital projects. Although scholars theorise that project success…

Simultaneous effects of functional involvement and improvement programs on manufacturing and financial performance in Chinese firms

Yinan Qi, Chee‐Chuong Sum, Xiande Zhao

The purpose of this paper is to examine the simultaneous effects of two process variables: functional involvement in strategy formulation, and manufacturing improvement programs…