...., 2006 ; Sawhney, 2006), these structures – or organizational designs – have been overlooked to date. Service operations management research has examined organizational design in relation to customer contact and the decoupling of front- and back-end activities (cf. Chase and Tansik, 1983 ; Metters...

... based on our research project (Jia et al., 2014b) we defined – drawing from literature on the roles of supply managers/functions (see Table II) – and empirically validated the roles performed by IPOs. China Global sourcing Organizational design Case study Capabilities...

... executives. Operations management Virtual organizations Integrated cost and schedule control Product management Organizational design The dividing line between traditional manufacturers and classic service companies is becoming less clear (Vandermerwe and Rada, 1988, p. 321...

... to bring together specialists on shared, issue‐based or thematic agendas. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Teamwork Manufacturing Organizational design Hinings and Greenwood (1988, p. 7) argue that organisational design is best understood by taking a holistic view: For these reasons we...

... environments, some organizations have proved quite adaptable to change. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Sustainable development Organizational design While there exists a growing literature on corporate “green” strategies, there is a research gap about which architectures and organizational change...

... to achieve enterprise goals. A common thread through these approaches is the use of process models as an aid to understanding and design. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Modelling Process management Methodology Organizational design A model is an abstract representation of reality which should...

... was written and they provide the backbone of the article. The first study was reported by Draaijer (1993) and, later, Draaijer and Boer (1995) and involved 19 case studies. A more recent study, reported by Ruffini (1999), involved eight case studies. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Organizational design...

... require investigation. However, if the partial model has become invalid, the whole modelling activity may need to start again. Organizational design Modelling Enterprises are under continuous competitive pressure in the marketplace. They must shorten delivery times while trying to increase...

... and constant source for improvement is found in the clients and suppliers of the work groups. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Continuous improvement Teamwork Organizational design Case studies Kaizen It was Suzaki (1993) who coined the term “mini‐company” for work groups who are responsible...

..., organizational model and information flows. Describes the modifications necessary to the system in order to achieve the re‐engineering objectives required by the business. Indicates how strategic decisions relating to organizational design may be implemented via systems re‐engineering. In addition, several...

... companies. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Engineering Organizational design CADCAM Integration Manufacturing technology IJOPM 12,7/8 76 Implementing Integrating Technologies: Developing Managerial Integration for CAD/CAM David Twigg Warwick Business School, University of Warwick, UK Christopher...

... examined. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Production management Organizational performance Organizational design Employee development IJOPM 10,2 10 High Performance Work Systems: The Need for Transition Management James McCalman and David A. Buchanan Glasgow Business School, University of Glasgow...