...Nienke Hofstra; Wout Dullaert; Sander De Leeuw; Eirini Spiliotopoulou The study shows how decision making of transport planners is motivated by individual goals as well as social preferences for reciprocity and group identity. Further research including transaction data analysis is needed...

.... Originality/value – The paper makes a significant contribution to the literature by conducting a cross-sectional study of the decision-making process involved in SSCM. The results suggest that managers are facing a number of constraints, which leads to sub-optimal choices regarding the level of SSCM...

... to introduce into class some of the real‐life competitive dynamics of managing new product development and decision making normally confined to the boardroom. While it is argued that the game demonstrates the challenges of developing successful strategy, the game is set in a static context in which certain...

... Job production systems Decision making Manufacturing systems Manufacturing strategy Manufacturing decision areas Case studies Skinner (1969) characterized manufacturing strategy as consisting of a pattern of many individual decisions that provide the required competence for a firm...

... Understanding the importance of product specific demand factors through regression models and incorporating the same in managerial decision making will aid managers to identify the necessary information to make accurate demand forecasts. Originality/value This approach unveils the presence of three levels...

... on the three theories. Additionally, the model for continuous decision making on outsourcing is used to systematically collect data from five cases studies. The cases – all make‐to‐order or engineering‐to‐order – have been analysed on effects for operational performance and control resulting from strategic...

...Tirin Na Thalang M.   Aaltonen . The Third Lens: Multi‐ontology Sense‐making and Strategic Decision‐making . Ashgate , 2007 . 151 pp.   £55 (Hardback) , ISBN: 978‐0‐7546‐4798‐0 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Strategic management Decision making...

... Findings indicate a changing pattern between close collaborative integration during decision‐making phases and more interaction‐focused integration during data‐gathering phases. The benefits of this integration pattern mainly lay in the effective use of resources combined with increased decision quality...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Globalization Manufacturing systems Operations management Decision making Textile industry Spain The textile‐apparel industry represents traditional manufacturing in some of the European Union (EU) member countries (see European...

...‐to‐relate findings are quite frequent in the literature, so that a unifying framework for operations decision making is still lacking. The purpose of this paper is to develop a typological theory that reconciles into a coherent picture extant research on FP effects on operational performance. Design...

..., for decision‐making purposes. Design/methodology/approach A comprehensive development of factors is determined from the literature and an analytical network process (ANP) methodology is introduced for decision model development. An illustrative example is presented. Findings The results provide...

... to obtain manufacturing flexibility. Originality/value This case study captures richness and detail in the decision‐making processes of an individual firm that are missed by other types of research studies. It helps both academics and practitioners to gain a better understanding of these processes...

...Fredrik Nilsson; Vince Darley Purpose This paper aims to contribute to the tactical and operational decision making of manufacturing and logistics operations by providing novel insights into modelling and simulation, based on complex adaptive systems (CAS). Design/methodology/approach...

...Corinne M. Karuppan; Sven Kepes Purpose Fast‐paced, hyper‐competitive environments require organizations to use flexible resources and delegate decision making. This paper aims to examine the synergistic effects of operators' involvement in decision making (IIDM) and equipment reliability across...

... in a particular MBA course offering. Inventory management Purchasing Decision making Interestingly, compared to IKON and Dell, both AutoZone and the W. P. Carey MBA – Evening Program have “decoupled” the question of who owns the inventory from the question of where the inventory is being held...

... areas and manufacturing competitive priorities results were identified. Practical implications In order to guarantee effective decision making, the role of the analysis in the process of planning has to be understood. This phase of the planning process is not getting enough attention from...

... chains. For each product family manufactured, there are also infrastructure supply chain issues to be considered. Manufacturing systems Supply chain management Strategic alignment Outsourcing Decision making Competitive strategy A key strategic decision for manufacturers is deciding...

... measurement (quality) Manufacturing industries Decision making The information revolution contributed significantly to enhancing both internal and external connectivity of business organizations. While the information age presented business organizations with valuable opportunities, it posed several...

... Group Publishing Limited 2004 Manufacturing industries Working practices Decision making Technology led strategy Technology affects competitive advantage and industry structure, and can worsen as well as improve a firm's competitive position (Porter, 1985). Technologies...

... side‐effect of the exploratory study, at least from a managerial point of view. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Multinationals Service operations Location Decision making Case studies If we look at the service delivery from the demand perspective, again “heterogeneity” and “simultaneity...