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The Dilemma of Contract Industrial Staff: How to Use Contract Workers More Productively
Tony HoskinsThere has been a major growth during 1983–4 in firms' use of temporary or contract industrial workers. They are often the first resort for handling not only projects like…
Transferring Technology from Universities to Small Firms
N.K. CrawfordThe author considers the success in practice of small firms in obtaining technology and new products from universities, under licensing agreements and through other technology…
Desktop Material Requirements Planning
Melvin LehmanThis article discusses the application of MRP on a microcomputer using the very popular electronic spreadsheet software. The illustration may be more of a managerial exercise than…
Incompetence at Work
John MuirThe setting of standards, their publication and the operation of a procedure are essential in order for the incompetent employee to be given a chance to improve or if necessary…
Big is Beautiful
Alec SnobelThe author describes his forays into two London hotels and assesses their facilities for business travellers.
Automatic Order Entry—with a Field Sales Order Entry Management System
James L. LockeWhat can go wrong during the order entry process of a manufacturer? A system solution to many of these problems is discussed that combines hardware, software and networking…
ISSN:
0263-5577e-ISSN:
1758-5783ISSN-L:
0263-5577Renamed from:
Industrial ManagementOnline date, start – end:
1980Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Alain Yee Loong Chong
- Prof Hing Kai Chan