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An exploratory system dynamics model of strategic capabilities in manufacturing
Andreas GrößlerThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the dynamics of accumulation processes of strategic capabilities in manufacturing, i.e. cost, quality, delivery, and flexibility. By…
Management directed kaizen: Toyota's Jishuken process for management development
Phillip Marksberry, Fazleena Badurdeen, Bob Gregory, Ken KreafleThe purpose of this paper is to analyze Toyota's management directed kaizen activities named Jishuken. Currently, there are many variations in understanding how Toyota develops…
Rapid manufacturing in the spare parts supply chain: Alternative approaches to capacity deployment
Jan Holmström, Jouni Partanen, Jukka Tuomi, Manfred WalterThe purpose of this paper is to describe and evaluate the potential approaches to introduce rapid manufacturing (RM) in the spare parts supply chain.
Equipment supplier/user collaboration in the process industries: In search of enhanced operating performance
Thomas Lager, Johan FrishammarThe purpose of this paper is to provide theoretical insight and practical guidance on how both process firms and equipment manufacturers can address the challenges posed by…
Creating options while designing prototypes: value management in the automobile industry
Henry Schäfer, Daniel Jacob SorensenThe purpose of this paper is to provide a general valuation model for the optimal design of the product development process, exemplified by automobile development. Underpinning…
Quality improvement of a categorical response with weight effect consideration
Kun‐Lin HsiehNo methodology has been directly proposed to address the parameter optimization problem with weight effect on the categorical response. The aim of this paper is to propose a…
Performance evaluation of ERP implementation in Indian SMEs
P.T. Kale, S.S. Banwait, S.C. LaroiyaThe purpose of this paper is to find out whether and how Indian small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) are benefiting because of enterprise resource planning (ERP…
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1741-038Xe-ISSN:
1758-7786ISSN-L:
1741-038XRenamed from:
Integrated Manufacturing SystemsOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Harm-Jan Steenhuis