... multiple institutional logics – market-led logic, values-led logic and holistic sustainability logic – that are perceived to conflict (trade-offs) and complement (synergies) the SSM implementation. Research limitations/implications By investigating the perspectives of the factory management of upstream...

...Stelvia V. Matos; Martin C. Schleper; Stefan Gold; Jeremy K. Hall Purpose The research is based on a critically analyzed literature review focused on the unanticipated outcomes, trade-offs and tensions of sustainable operations and supply chain management (OSCM), including the articles selected...

... aggressively plants are implementing these innovative initiatives, thereby explaining their off‐diagonal behavior. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Product structure Process design Efficiency Trade‐offs The product‐process matrix (PPMX) proposed by Hayes and Wheelwright (1979a) posits...

...Giovani Da Silveira; Nigel Slack The concept of the “trade‐off” is increasingly seen as central to operations strategy because it forms the foundation of how we conceptualise the improvement process. A case‐based methodology is employed to explore managers’ cognition regarding the idea...

...John Mapes; Colin New; Marek Szwejczewski A sample of 782 manufacturing plants drawn from the UK Best Factor Awards database was used to investigate the nature of trade‐offs between different measures of manufacturing performance. Each plant was ranked within its industry on each performance...

... is doubtful. As a result, a modified truncated rule is presented that is easy to implement and yet performs favourably with respect to inventory and due date performance. © MCB UP Limited 1989 Distribution Job shop Scheduling Trade‐offs Inventory Customer satisfaction IJOPM 9,7 72...