.... Wiebke Reim can be contacted at: wiebke.reim@ltu.se © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Servitization Risk management Manufacturing industries Product-service systems (PSS) PSS delivery The integration of products and services by manufacturing companies is a growing trend...

..., and conclude the paper by discussing the contributions, limitations and areas for future research. Collaboration Innovation Manufacturing industries China Research and development For a manufacturing firm engaged in innovation, success can depend upon access to resources such as external...

... type of flexibility, can enhance a firm's effectiveness. China Manufacturing industries Distribution management Supply chain management Distribution flexibility Fit Focus strategy Coalignment strategy In benevolent environments, where a threat does not entail major changes, rigid...

... not been well documented theoretically, and much less, empirically, in production and operations management. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Manufacturing industries Automotive components industry Production management Operations management Manufacturing strategy Technology...

... solutions by outlining the special requirements of the process structure in a manufacturing company as it turns into a solution‐provider. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Manufacturing industries Process management Operations and production management Process mapping Service...

... with regard to the effect of lean on the working environment outside of manufacturing industry. The literature reflects, only to a limited extent, on the significance of implementation strategy and production context. Practical implications Organizations working with lean should make efforts to avoid...

... (Adler, 1995 , 1986; Galbraith, 1973 ; Lawrence and Lorsch, [1967] 1986 ; Van de Ven et al., 1976), and information systems (Daft and Lengel, 1986 ; Galbraith, 1973, 1994). These are clearly distinct from the dimension of achieved integration. Manufacturing industries Operations...

... for consideration when studying and practicing manufacturing outsourcing. Electronics industry Manufacturing industries Outsourcing Vendor relations Outsourcing process Vendor's perspective Competences Capabilities Contract electronics manufacturing Relationship management Zoran Perunović can...

... investigating the impact of RFID technology implementation on supply chain and organizational performance in manufacturing organizations. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 United States of America Manufacturing industries Radio frequency identification RFID technology Manufacturing...

... of capabilities. This process approach reflects Swink and Hegarty's (1998) viewpoint that operational capabilities should be viewed as means to an end, rather than as ends themselves. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Manufacturing industries Operations management Process control Process...

... had already been incorporated in the structural analysis paradigm by some writers (Chandler, 1962). Finland Manufacturing industries Best practices Operations management Change management Longitudinal study The organizational culture paradigm started to become popular in the 1970s...

..., and integrated decision‐making activities. Chung‐Yean Chiang can be contacted at: cchiang@solbridge.ac.kr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Manufacturing industries Supply chain management Strategic objectives Strategic sourcing Strategy development Partial least squares...

... affect other plants in the manufacturing network? Denmark Manufacturing industries Operations management Manufacturing network Manufacturing plant Global operations management Since the late 1980s, manufacturing has become more international because it is the single largest type...

... a macro perspective, which prevents them from identifying the specific practice‐based antecedents of an MBU's competitive capabilities in terms of the trade‐off or cumulative model. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Manufacturing industries Competitive advantage Competitive capability...

... Manufacturing industries Performance measures Performance measurement system Multidimensional performance measures Top management support Training Employee participation Link of performance to rewards While these organizational factors do not represent a comprehensive list of all relevant factors...

... to get things done (Jackson et al., 2004). The influence of their physical location is illustrated by McKay and Wiers (2006, p. 182) : W. Van Wezel can be contacted at: w.m.c.van.wezel@rug.nl © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Manufacturing industries Production planning...

... scale is provided in Table III . © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Sweden Product development Manufacturing industries New product development projects Product platforms This paper is about effects of product platforms on new product development (NPD) projects. Many...

... employed in the conduct of seven case studies. The research protocol consisted of identifying organizations in a variety of manufacturing industries, and conducting focused interviews with a minimum of three respondents in each company in order to improve validity. Findings This paper suggests...

... strategic factor. However, since this finding may strongly depend on the type of respondent, it is interesting to investigate whether competition is indeed an important driver for PRA in industry alone. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Manufacturing industries Recycling Greece...

...@ETSU.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Portugal Manufacturing industries Performance measures Owing to recent pressures attributed to technological and competitive changes facing the manufacturing sector, performance measures and measurement continue to be critical...