... management aims were found: inventory management, forecasting and production strategy. Within the method three decisions are identified to come to a classification: the characteristics, the classification technique and the operationalisation of the classes. Research limitations/implications Drawing...

... advantages, the performance of the operating system (as sources of competitive advantage) and the four phases of the so‐called operation value chain: design, purchasing,production and distribution. The study of the implications on production strategy deriving from globalization is carried out using three...