... the innovation process (Keupp and Gassmann, 2009) and is similar to the integration construct commonly found in studies of SINPD, albeit with a broader number of different parties. Following Bahemia and Squire (2010) , and drawing on March’s (1991) theory of exploration and exploitation, our study adds...

... be further developed using longitudinal studies. Performance measurement system Integration Horizontal organization Customer-focussed production The horizontal organization, based on customer-focussed production, has been considered as a central source of competitive advantage in recent...

...Virpi Turkulainen; Mikko Ketokivi Purpose Conventional wisdom has it that cross‐functional integration is a “must”. The purpose of this paper is to take an information‐processing approach to integration and elaborate the conventional wisdom by theoretical examination of both the concept...

...Merce Bernardo; Marti Casadesus; Stanislav Karapetrovic; Iñaki Heras Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze whether the order or the strategy of management system standards (MSSs) implementation in an organization determines the level of integration of its standardized MSSs. Design...

.... This study takes the position that knowledge, specifically tacit or applied knowledge, may serve as a key indicator of organizational performance. In this study, the tacit knowledge exhibited in intentional logistics integration activities is captured in the construct applied channel logistics knowledge...

...Antonio K.W. Lau; Richard C.M. Yam; Esther P.Y. Tang; H.Y. Sun Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between product modularity (PM) and supply chain integration (SCI), and to identify factors influencing this relationship. Design/methodology/approach A case study...

...Christer Karlsson; Margaret Taylor; Andrew Taylor Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify and examine the various mechanisms that can be used to integrate new technology into existing products, and to determine some of the conditions under which specific integration mechanisms are most...

...Dirk Pieter van Donk; Ole Mortensen; Olga W. Lemoine Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyse the extent of the integration between manufacturers and third party logistics (TPL) providers at present and how the integration is expected to develop in the near future. The focus is on studying...

... (product and volume) seem to determine the third (process) dimension; designing and operating buyer‐focused cells is a blend of well‐chosen and proven solutions combined with close integration with the buyer. Research limitations/implications The extended model and the operation of buyer‐focused cells...

... survey of the automotive sector. Regression is used to ascertain the relationship between the constructs of product modularity and performance with three different integration strategies as mediators. Findings Modularity positively and directly influences each aspect of competitive performance...

...Markus C. Becker; Francesco Zirpoli The paper analyses the organization of the new product development process at FIAT from a resource‐based perspective. The focus is on organizational resources for integrating dispersed specialist knowledge required in the development of complex products...

... and multicriteria decision analysis, as part of a broader framework for performance measurement, can address some of the issues identified. The use of these approaches, independently and in an integrated manner, provides a means of exploring the dynamic complexity of organisations, making explicit trade‐offs...

...Sanjay Jain; Ngai Fong Choong; Khin Maung Aye; Ming Luo Rapid product/process realization and enterprise integration have been identified among the major imperatives for enabling the next generation manufacturing paradigm. This paper proposes a virtual factory modeling approach to support...

... the congruence of PMS and the concepts of empowerment, integration and strategic alignment. Data were collected from 301 respondents in 19 manufacturing and 30 financial companies in Bahrain. Analysis indicated that PMS and strategic alignment are strongly related, empowerment is moderately related...

...Gustavo Vargas; Lily Cardenas; José Luis Matarranz This analysis deals with the integration activities of leading Spanish assembly manufacturing firms. It is based on data from the second International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (or IMSS‐II). Results show that: there is a greater correlation...

.... Proposes that the aims of CIM based on BPR are designing of customer‐oriented production process, creating of teamwork‐centered and flexible organization consisting of some from market‐to‐market process chains and building of distributed, simplified and integrated supporting information system...

... for market share has driven improvement initiatives since the 1960s. The extension of MRPII to integrate with other advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) that were hitherto isolated is considered as one of the initiatives embarked on by manufacturers in search of improved performance. Reports a major...

...Stephen Procter; Andrew D. Brown Study of the integration of operations through the application of computer technologies has focused on the manufacturing sector. In looking at the difficulties found in operating these technologies, increasing emphasis is being placed on their organizational aspects...

...Ravi Kathuria; Magid Igbaria Presents an integrated framework that would help manufacturing managers to select IT applications (manufacturing management systems) that are best suited to a given process structure and the intended competitive priorities of a firm. The proposed framework is based...

... system. These are: integrity and deployment. The viable systems model (VSM) provides a framework for assessing the integrity of the performance measurement system. The reference model developed for integrated performance measurement systems provides a framework against which performance measurement...