... Group Publishing Limited 2012 Italy Environmental management Supply chain management Organizational performance Economic performance Green supply chain management Triple bottom line Empirical analysis Formative model PLS path modeling Environmental degradation has been...

... administered to ward managers, medical staff, and inpatients in 57 wards belonging to ten public hospitals in Italy. The hypothesised model was tested using two‐level structural equation modelling. Findings Different climates impact on patient satisfaction in a different way. Evidence was found...

.... Design/methodology/approach The analysis is based on a quantitative approach: the TeDIS survey focuses on 45 leading Italian districts and SMEs located outside districts (Made in Italy sectors). Results refer to 630 Italian firms. Findings There are more similarities than differences between...

... the relationships between collaborative innovation strategies and performances. Claudio Dell'era can be contacted at: claudio.dellera@polimi.it © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Innovation Design Consumer behaviour Globalization Furniture industry Italy H3b. Firms...

... the performance of four‐order acceptance methods ranging from straightforward to sophisticated. Customer service management Customization Delivery dates Italy Endogenous methods treat the DD as an output of production planning. A number of contributions deal with DD assignment problems...

... and apparel companies with headquarters located in the North‐east of Italy. Within and cross‐case analyses illustrate and compare how these firms relocated one or more segments of their supplier and production networks to Romania. Findings The findings support theories that view internationalisation...

...Alberto De Toni; Guido Nassimbeni This study describes the results of an empirical research on a sample of small and medium enterprises belonging to one of Italy's most important local manufacturing systems: the eyewear district. The main objective of the project was to suggest ways of improving...

... MCB UP Limited 2002 Buyer‐seller relationships Design New product development Automotive industry Car manufacturers Italy Most studies on so called “black box” sourcing have demonstrated that first‐tier supplier involvement in co‐design activities (i.e. at a very early stage...

... product development Contingency planning Partnerships Italy Buyer‐supplier relationships have grown in importance, as firms tend to concentrate investments and resources on their “core capabilities” and to outsource an increasing number of product components and subsystems. As a consequence...

...Alberto De Toni; Roberto Filippini Reports on the current operations management situation in Italy. Includes a brief historical review looking back to the 1950s. Considers the development of research and education in the field since the 1980s. Gives listings of key institutions, personnel...

... International manufacturing Italy Global competition urges firms not only to develop a strong commercial presence in the world market, but also to assume an international configuration with regard to operations. Today this challenge tends to concern the majority of firms, including small and medium...

...Francesco Da Villa; Roberto Panizzolo Examines, through an empirical survey, the nature of the relationships between buyer and subcontractor firms in the clothing industry in Italy. Starting from the identification of three classes of buyer firms (characterized by the different ways in which...

... subcontractors/large purchaser relationships. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Italy Operations management Small to medium‐sized enterprises Strategic planning Subcontracting Supplier relations Subcontracting is at present undergoing a period of renewed importance: the increase in the incidence...

...Emilio Bartezzaghi; Francesco Turco; Gianluca Spina Gives results of a survey on the application of the just‐in‐time(JIT) approach in Italy, based on a sample of 173 industrial companies. The methodological framework used to evaluate JIT application was described in a previous article...