...Colin Armistead; Cliff Bowman; Julia Newton Examines the way in which managers perceive the relative importance of the three costs as applied to professional service firms, financial services firms and retail distribution and manufacturing. Managers′perceptions may be determined by the nature...

... and further exposed to the current concepts of manufacturing strategy thinking and development. In particular, a more proactive form of the strategic role of manufacturing could be pursued. The Perception of the Strategic Simulation for Manufacturing Role of Manufacturing amongst Scheduling Operations...