... that relate these practices and enablers. Taco van der Vaart can be contacted at: j.t.van.der.vaart@rug.nl © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 The Netherlands Spain Supply chain management Buyer‐seller relationships Supply chain integration Cooperation Supply complexity Survey...

... kind of fit, to what extent internal processes will be aligned with the characteristics of the medical condition we investigate, i.e. pregnancy. The paper concerns a case study of one particular obstetric system, which is the system operating in The Netherlands. Although it seems safe to assume...

... and services in The Netherlands and is exploratory in nature. However, the newness of care and service modularity justifies the exploratory research approach. Practical implications This paper offers elderly care organizations in‐depth understanding of their complex and multi‐faceted specification process...

..., but they experience fewer financial advantages. Research limitations/implications The main limitation of the research is that the number of organizations investigated is limited in number and they are all profit sector companies from The Netherlands. Preferably, the number, sector and country coverage...

... Human resource utilization Motor industry The Netherlands As all decisions are taken and implemented in the present in order to bring about results in costs and benefits in the future, we can regard them as investments. As such, we can rate every decision in terms of riskiness...

... are derived from modern sociotechnology, and tested on a sample of Dutch textile companies. No empirical support is found for the propositions. The implications of these findings are discussed. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Clothing industry Job design Layout The Netherlands Social scientists...