... Management, and Production and Operations Management between 1999 and 2005 is presented. Findings Results of the meta‐analysis and the citation analysis have many similarities, but there are some striking differences suggesting the evolution of OM research away from operations research...

... Competitive analysis Operational research Viewed in this perspective, the alignment between functional‐level supply chain capability and corporate‐level competitive capability is very significant. Watts et al. (1995) emphasize that the SCM function should play an important role in shaping...

... argument. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Strategic manufacturing Operational research Statistical inference One of the main purposes of research in operations strategy (OS) is identification of the drivers of high performance, and more recently, sustainability...

... quantitative model‐based research in operations management. In constructing arguments, builds on learnings from operations research and operations management research from the past decades and on research from a selected number of other academic disciplines. Concludes that the methodology of quantitative model...

... for work is (1 ‐ ρ), the cost implication per unit time for an individual machine can be defined as: © MCB UP Limited 1996 Cost variance Modelling Multimodel lines Operational research Optimization Production systems Scheduling Traditional plant layout is based on functional...

... the motivation for further research to be carried out within the realm of time‐based modelling. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Competitive manufacturing Customer requirements Cycle time reduction Just‐in‐time Management information Operational research Competition, technological advancement...

... Measurement Operational research Operations management Strategy This article describes the work carried out in Cambridge University,CSC Manufacturing Practice and British Aerospace to develop and use a measure for manufacturing complexity. One of the difficulties in developing a coherent...

... University, relating the order quotation process to production and sales. However, in the course of the study a great deal was learnt about the industrial sectors examined. © MCB UP Limited 1988 Manufacturing Industry Operational Research Pricing Production Subcontracts IJOPM 8,6 A Study...