... system, provided by different functions, aligned with each other? (Heskett, 1986). Only when all three of these aspects are known can an assessment of the level of internal strategic fit within the organisation be made. Operations management Strategic planning Service industries...

... assessment tool integrates three generic approaches to strategy assessment, namely the goal‐centred, comparative and improvement approaches, as found in the literature. Furthermore, it encompasses three phases of strategy formulation processes: strategic thinking, strategic planning and embedding of strategy...

... extend and develop earlier research by exploring the process of strategic change over time and the forces responsible for any alternations in direction. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Retailing Strategic planning Production planning and control These findings also stress...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Change management Entrepreneurs Experience Middle managers Social interaction Strategic planning The concepts of “corporate entrepreneur” (Burgelman, 1983) and “intrapreneur” (Pinchot, 1985) are widely used in the north American management...

... of manufacturing firms is increasing, which necessitates that increased attention be paid to strategic planning and strategy formulation. This paper reviews the concepts of strategy, strategic planning and strategy formulation. It then discusses the common strategy determinants and describes the characteristics...

... the constituent elements that distinguish the two main strategic theories and shows that both must be considered for strategic planning and performance management. 1. identify and classify the firm's resources, appraise strengths and weaknesses relative to competitors, identify opportunities for better...

... to devise and implement manufacturing strategies. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Strategic planning Mass customization Agile production This paper is concerned with the links between the role of manufacturing strategy and the emergent paradigms of agile manufacturing and mass customisation...

... of the cause of forecast error facilitates learning, which leads to improving the managerial judgment that is always present in the forecast. Strategic evaluation Strategic planning Forecasting Resource management This article focuses on the link between forecasts and specific resource...

... No. 3 , pp. 86 ‐ 110. Ansoff , I. (1994), “ Comment on Henry Mintzberg’s rethinking strategic planning ”, Long Range Planning , Vol. 27 No. 3 , pp. 31 ‐ 2. Bailey , A. and Avery , C. (1998), “ Discovering and defining the process of strategy development...

... Performance measurement Quality Strategic planning Factors such as increased global competition, shortened product life cycles, accelerated technological advancements, and enhanced customer requirements have caused fundamental changes in the manner in which firms compete. Firms can no longer compete...

... Limited 1996 Information technology JIT Manufacturing strategy MRP Strategic planning Systems management This need is addressed in this study by offering a strategic alignment model to link manufacturing strategy with IT strategy and to point to alternative strategies for achieving...

... methods and activities, a minimum effective information flow is established between key areas of the manufacturing system. © MCB UP Limited 1996 BPR Manufacturing Models Organizational design Strategic planning Systems redesign For any company, a restructuring programme can...

... subcontractors/large purchaser relationships. Italy Operations management Small to medium‐sized enterprises Strategic planning Subcontracting Supplier relations Subcontracting is at present undergoing a period of renewed importance: the increase in the incidence of purchases on sales...

... for concurrent product and process design, QFD is widely used in industry as a technique within total quality management (TQM). The approach has only recently been applied in strategic planning. Describes how the traditional QFD concepts and methods can be used in the formulation of manufacturing strategy...

... to their unsuccessful counterparts. CADCAM Demand forecasting Manufacturing industry Organizational change Strategic planning TQM USA In today’s manufacturing environment, the manufacturing organization is considered an open, productive, dynamic information system. In a highly competitive global...

... programming was developed to handle problems with multiple objectives. Proposes that used properly, this technique can be excellent in strategic planning. Shows how the improper structure of a goal programming model induces misleading results. Besides profit maximization, management now has many other...

... a series of weightings that indicate how important the internal performance objectives are at influencing the achievement of the external performance objectives. Efficiency Improvement Manufacturing strategy Methodology Operational audit Operations Strategic planning In many companies...

... of the strategic issues which influence the implementation process of FMS and suggests a four‐stage strategic framework. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Computer numerical control Flexible manufacturing systems India Machine tools Manufacturing Strategic planning The continuous pressure on marketing...

... the implications. Strategic Planning for Production Capacity Strategic Planning R.D. Jack Hammesfahr, James A. Pope and Alireza Ardalan Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA 41 Introduction Received March 1992 Revised July 1992 American manufacturing, once the world leader in producing high quality...

... capacity utilization level is a function of the firm′s competitive goals, demand pattern, and cost structures. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Capacity planning Manufacturing strategy MRP Strategic planning Performance measurement Assembly Make‐to‐order manufacturing IJOPM 12,9 Planning Capacity...