Industrial Management & Data Systems: Volume 107 Issue 7

Competitive analysis of enterprise integration strategies

Warren Briggs, Barry Shore

The purpose of this paper is two‐fold: first, it sets out to suggest that when a new ERP system or an upgrade is considered it may be best to begin with a formal analysis of the…

Product lifecycle information acquisition and management for consumer products

Xiaoyu Yang, Philip R. Moore, Chi‐Biu Wong, Jun‐Sheng Pu, Seng Kwong Chong

This paper aims to capture and manage the product lifecycle data for consumer products, especially data that occur in distribution, usage, maintenance and end‐of‐life stages, and…

The role of joint collaboration planning actions in a demand‐driven supply chain

Pierre Hadaya, Luc Cassivi

Drawing on the operations and information systems literature as well as concepts tied to buyer‐seller relationships, the objective of this exploratory research is to measure the…

Competitive priorities of manufacturing firms in Thailand

Kongkiti Phusavat, Rapee Kanchana

This paper seeks to identify competitive priorities, based on the opinions of top executives of manufacturing firms belonging to the Federation of Thai Industry (FTI). It is also…

Achieving manufacturing flexibility through entrepreneurial orientation

Shih‐Chia Chang, Ru‐Jen Lin, Fu‐Jen Chang, Rong‐Huei Chen

Entrepreneurial orientation (EO) purportedly enhances a firm's competitive edge, but its alignment with specific dimensions of manufacturing flexibility has not been convincingly…

The impact of JIT‐II‐selling on organizational performance

Kenneth W. Green, R. Anthony Inman

In response to the just‐in‐time (JIT) II purchasing strategy developed at Bose, sellers in the manufacturing sector have become JIT‐II sellers. The purpose of this study is to…

Supply chain product co‐development, product modularity and product performance: Empirical evidence from Hong Kong manufacturers

Antonio K.W. Lau, Richard C.M. Yam, Esther P.Y. Tang

This paper aims to examine how an organization can achieve higher performance through integrating supply chain product co‐development (SCPC) and modular product design.

The mediate effect of learning and knowledge on organizational performance

Chin‐Yen Lin, Tsung‐Hsien Kuo

This paper seeks to propose a conceptual structural equation model to investigate the relationships among human resource management (HRM), organizational learning (OL), knowledge…