...Brent Snider © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 --> Canada Critical success factors Manufacturing resource planning Small- to medium-sized enterprises Article Type: 2010 Awards for Excellence From: International Journal of Operations & Production Management...

.... An empirical study ”, International Journal of Operations & Production Management , Vol. 21 No. 9 , pp. 1180 ‐ 94 . COM (1996), Recommendation on Definitions of Small and Medium‐sized Enterprises , COM , Brussels , (1996‐07‐10 COM, 96), 329 final. Craig , C.E. and Harris , R.C...

... Small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises Fashion Italy Literature dealing with the product development process in large‐scale industries is abundant. However, there is general agreement that the new product development (NPD) process is not adequately studied in small and medium enterprises (SMEs...

... to study product innovation management practice and performance of manufacturers, since it is expected to be a major source of success for such SMEs. Using the practice‐performance model, specific hypotheses have been developed, in line with the goals of this research. Small‐ to medium‐sized...

... Surveys Small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises Material requirements planning (MRP) systems help manufacturers determine precisely when and how much material to purchase and process based upon a time‐phased analysis of sales orders, production orders, current inventory and forecasts. They ensure...

...Mel Hudson; Andi Smart; Mike Bourne Describes research undertaken to evaluate the appropriateness of strategic performance measurement (PM) system development processes for small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). An evaluation is undertaken of ten PM approaches found in the literature...

... survey, augmented by semi‐structured interviews with SMMs. Factor analysis and multiple regression analysis were used to provide an understanding of the underlying processes. © MCB UP Limited 2001 Supply‐chain management Small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises Manufacturing Customers Growth...

... be a success. Discusses the various issues confronting small businesses when embarking on TQM. First, reviews the subject of TQM and the quality initiatives undertaken by small businesses (which are treated as small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs)) such as ISO 9000 and TQM. The small business...

...Abdul Raouf Looks at the development of operations management in Pakistan. Notes that 85 per cent of manufacturing companies in the country are small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) with the remainder being branches of multinationals and their affiliates. Considers some of the problems...