The Influence of Product Life Cycle on the Efficacy of Purchasing Practices
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this study is twofold. First, we examine the contingent role of the product life cycle on the efficacy of purchasing practices. Second, we use the results of the first...
View ArticleA Complex Network Approach to Supply Chain Network Theory
AbstractPurpose - This paper applies theoretical and empirical developments in complex network literature to the context of supply chains as complex adaptive systems to advance supply chain network...
View ArticleCompensation-based incentives, ERP, and delivery performance in...
AbstractPurpose - This research investigates the role of compensation-based incentives in relationships between Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) usage and delivery performance in...
View ArticleAppointment System Design with Interruptions and Physician Lateness
AbstractPurpose - Physician lateness and service interruptions are a significant problem in many health care environments but have received little attention in the literature. Appointment systems are...
View ArticleThe moderating role of supply network structure on the customer...
AbstractPurpose - To study whether a fast supply network structure interacts with Customer Integration (CI) by positively moderating the relationship between CI and efficiency...
View ArticleThe Service Bullwhip Effect
AbstractPurpose - This paper sets out to explore whether and how the bullwhip effect, as found in product supply chains, might also manifest itself in services, as well as what policies can be...
View ArticleSUPPLY GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES FOR REVERSE LOGISTICS SYSTEMS
AbstractPurpose - To examine the changes in governance structures that evolved as reverse logistics systems were developed. The UK car crash repair sector was used as a case...
View ArticlePlant roles: Site competence bundles and their relationships with site...
AbstractPurpose - To investigate the strategic role of plants, in terms of the type and level of site competence, the relationship with the strategic reason for location, and the impact on operational...
View ArticleCross-Functional Integration and Functional Coordination in Purchasing and...
AbstractPurpose - This study focuses on two closely related strategic practices in PSM, cross-functional integration and functional coordination, and two antecedents or enabling practices: talent...
View ArticleSUPPLY CHAIN DRIVERS THAT FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN INITIATIVES IN AN...
AbstractPurpose - Purpose ? Sustainability and environmental issues are among the most pressing concerns for modern humanity, governments and environmentally conscious business organizations. Green...
View ArticleEnterprise Resource Planning, Operations and Management – Enabling and...
AbstractPurpose - This research explores the enabling and constraining effects of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) and speculates on how these can be linked to the four generic roles of...
View ArticleSelection of Tailored Practices for Supply Chain Management
AbstractPurpose - Investigate what hinders businesses to achieve superior supply chain performance and how this knowledge may be used in the process of selection of tailored practices for supply chain...
View ArticleConverging Production Models: The STS Versus Lean Production Debate Revisited
AbstractPurpose - Against the background of the often politicized debate on the advantages and disadvantages of production models based on sociotechnical systems theory (STS) and lean production (LP),...
View ArticleEnvironmental Protection and Financial Performance. An empirical analysis in...
AbstractPurpose - This paper analyses the relationship between environmental protection and mid-term financial performance, focusing on when and why this relationship is positive. In particular, we...
View ArticleAssessing complexity of supply chains: evidence from wholesalers
AbstractPurpose - The purpose is to discuss complexity assessment in supply chains, to describe a methodology for measuring supply chain complexity in distributive trade and to illustrate the...
View ArticleSHOULD WE TRY OUT FOR THE MAJOR LEAGUES? A CALL FOR RESEARCH IN SPORT...
AbstractPurpose - Research related to operations management in the sport industry is underdeveloped, despite sport being a continued context of study in other management disciplines. Most studies on...
View ArticleTesting the Theory of Constraints in UK Local Food Supply Chains
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of the research is to identify the observable operational and supply chain barriers and constraints which occur in local food supply chains, especially with smaller...
View ArticleExtending the use of institutional theory in operations and supply chain...
AbstractPurpose - Increasing empirical evidence suggests organizational actions are not always driven by economic efficiency considerations, contrary to the rational decision making viewpoint dominant...
View ArticleSupply Chain Management and Financial Performance: Literature Review and...
AbstractPurpose - The purpose of this paper is to review a sample of the literature relating to the financial impacts of supply chain management (SCM) and suggest future research...
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