...Gopalakrishnan Narayanamurthy; Anand Gurumurthy The number of studies in literature on leanness assessment is low when compared to that in the area of lean implementation. Assessment methodologies developed are of wide range, varying from simple qualitative checklist to complex quantitative...

... and evaluate an assessment tool for strategy formulation processes that ensures high quality in process and outcome. Design/methodology/approach A literature review was conducted to identify success criteria for strategy formulation processes. Then, a simple questionnaire and assessment tool was developed...

...Ibrahim A. Rawabdeh Purpose The paper aims to investigate the waste in a job shop environment and proposes an assessment method aimed at helping companies to identify root causes of waste. Design/methodology/approach The seven wastes (overproducing; processing; inventory; transporting...

... instruments particularly in areas traditionally outside the field of operations management that capture a broad range of characteristics as identified by the six criteria. Practical implications Identified the gaps in the assessment of business relationships and the need for better measurement instruments...

... in Spain has been undertaken. The present paper concentrates first on the analysis of the characteristics of the POM faculty in Spanish universities, then considers the teaching and assessment methods and the didactic material employed in the teaching of this discipline. In both cases, a critical analysis...

..., selection, acquisition, exploitation and protection. Based on this model, a technology management assessment procedure has been developed, using an “action research” approach. This paper presents an industrial case study describing the first full application of the procedure within a high‐volume...