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Cogeneration and self‐generation for energy agility
Harold P. Langford, Larry ScheuermannAgile manufacturers depend on low cost, abundant electricity to remain competitive in the global marketplace. Self‐generation of electricity or cogeneration of electricity and…
An analysis of the Taiwan retail market using Leites’ method
Charles V. TrappeyLinks and analyzes qualitative and quantitative sources of information about the Taiwan retail market using an adaptation of Leites’ method. Qualitative interviews are abstracted…
5‐S practice: a new tool for industrial management
Samuel K.M. HoIt has been recognised that Japanese firms are clean and orderly. The same is true for high quality Western firms. Over the last two decades, the Japanese have formalised the…
Managing programmer resources in a maintenance environment with function points
Robert A. Fleck, JrProgrammer resources as measured in available hours are often a limiting or constraining resource in software projects and maintenance. A key element in software project…
Gathering customer feedback via the Internet: instruments and prospects
Scott E. SampsonFor many years companies have collected feedback from customers through means such as comment cards and toll‐free telephone numbers. The feedback data can be used by companies to…
Operational competitive requirements for the twenty‐first century
T. Hillman WillisTo stay competitive in future global markets, manufacturers must face the challenge to sustain superior performance in three important aspects of operational capability …
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0263-5577e-ISSN:
1758-5783ISSN-L:
0263-5577Renamed from:
Industrial ManagementOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Alain Yee Loong Chong
- Prof Hing Kai Chan