.... It is reported that small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are globally responsible for approximately 70 percent of the industrial pollution, justifying urgent attention to the operations of these businesses. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of sustainability orientation (SO) and supply...

...) , for example, raised the issue of benchmarking the appropriate TQM practices for small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) while others such as Youssef and Zairi (1995) took a broader approach to benchmark the appropriate TQM practices from empirical results of different regions of the world. The issues...

... of benchmarking techniques with “world class” business improvement tools to produce significant benefits. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises Generics Benchmarking Case studies Quality Management There is a paucity of studies which seek to show how small‐ to medium...

...Catherine Cassell; Sara Nadin; Melanie Older Gray The aim of this paper is to explore current uses of benchmarking in small‐ and medium sized enterprises SMEs as well as assessing the demand for this practice. A multi‐method approach was adopted involving a telephone survey of 100 companies...

... of the project is outlined and highlights a range of factors that ultimately affect the degree of success of MRPII implementation. © MCB UP Limited 2001 MRPII Small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises Packaging implementation The globalisation of markets, growing inter‐penetration of economies...