Industrial Management & Data Systems: Volume 103 Issue 6

Application of quality function deployment (QFD) method for pultrusion machine design planning

Abd. Rahman Abdul Rahim, Mohd. Shariff Nabi Baksh

Machine design and manufacture is the key to the advancement of manufacturing industry. Before any machine can be designed, it is important to establish requirements of the…

The human side of organizational agility

Madeline Crocitto, Mohamed Youssef

Organizational agility may be considered the integration of organizational processes, characteristics, and members with advanced technology. Agility enhances the organization’s…

A three‐stage model of requirements elicitation for Web‐based information systems

Heng‐Li Yang, Jih‐Hsin Tang

Although requirement elicitation is generally acknowledged to be very important in traditional information systems development (ISD), it does not get enough attention in most…

Fuzzy logic and intelligent agents: towards the next step of capital budgeting decision support

Mikael Collan, Shuhua Liu

The economic life of large investments necessitates constant dynamic managerial actions. To be able to act in an optimal way in the dynamic management of large investments…

The process and consequences of supply chain virtualization

Danny C.K. Ho, K.F. Au, Edward Newton

The recent rapid commercialization and adoption of Internet technologies has driven a process of supply chain virtualization, transforming conventional work practices across…

Realizing a new e‐commerce tool for formation of a virtual enterprise

Reggie Davidrajuh

This paper presents a methodology for the development of a new tool for the formation of a virtual enterprise. The formation phase mainly deals with inviting potential…

A conceptual model of supply chain flexibility

Leslie K. Duclos, Robert J. Vokurka, Rhonda R. Lummus

This paper presents an integrated conceptual model of supply chain flexibility. It examines flexibility classification schemes and the commonalities of flexibility typologies…