International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 31 Issue 1

Performance measurement practices in manufacturing firms revisited

Carlos F. Gomes, Mahmoud M. Yasin, João V. Lisboa

Given the increasing emphasis on performance measurement and improvement, the purpose of this paper is to examine the current views of manufacturing executives on key aspects of…

The strategic role evolution of foreign automotive parts subsidiaries in China: A case study from the perspective of capabilities evolution

Kyung‐Tae Kim, Seung‐Kyu Rhee, Joongsan Oh

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the strategic role evolution of client‐following local subsidiaries of foreign automotive parts suppliers in China.

Suppliers' affective trust and trust in competency in buyers: Its effect on collaboration and logistics efficiency

Byoung‐Chun Ha, Yang‐Kyu Park, Sungbin Cho

The purpose of this paper is to measure trust that logistics/supply chain management (SCM) managers of supplier firms perceive toward inbound SCM managers of buyer firms, and…

The roles of firms' motives in affecting the outcomes of ISO 9000 adoption

Daniel I. Prajogo

Firms' motives in adopting ISO 9000 have been considered as one of the primary factors in determining benefits of the implementation of the standard. Literature commonly…

Explaining the effects of performance measurement on performance: An organizational routines perspective

Andrey Pavlov, Mike Bourne

Existing research evaluating the effect of performance measurement (PM) on performance produces conflicting results, indicating that the effect is poorly understood. This paper…

A new company descriptor takes us into a new era

Rebecca Marsh