.../value This study empirically examines the hidden costs in offshoring from a strategic management perspective. This approach extends our understanding of cost estimates in offshoring, and it explores the influence of corporate strategy in the alignment of expected and achieved performances from...

... be contacted at: huobaofeng@mail.xjtu.edu.cn © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Business performance China Distribution operations Corporate strategy Modelling China is a manufacturing center which plays a critical role in global supply chains. However, as a developing country...

... school strategies to identify and locate knowledge owners during crises. Wei‐Tsong Wang can be contacted at: wtwang@mail.ncku.edu.tw © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Knowledge management Problem solving Disasters Corporate strategy Organizations are threatened...

... on a constructive research approach aimed at trying to find a workable and forward looking solution based on the three strategies. Findings The core findings concern the individual business division strategies, which jointly comprise the corporate strategy. Some of the business divisions do have a certain...

...@his.se © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Supply chain management Product differentiation Corporate strategy Supply chain management (SCM) can be defined as a set of approaches utilized to efficiently integrate and coordinate the materials, information and financial flows...

... Publishing Limited 2008 Programming and algorithm theory Supply chain management Production management Corporate strategy In this ever‐changing global market, collaborative and cohesive relationships among the entities in the supply chain network are essential for maintaining...

... Knowledge management systems Corporate strategy Leadership Organizational culture Communication technologies The information technology boom has caused enterprises to realize the shift from the resource economy of controlling land, machines, factories, raw materials, and labor forces...

... Corporate strategy Product innovation SWOT analysis Cosmetics have been around for thousands of years. When people hear the word “cosmetics”, they tend to think of makeup and perfume designed for women. Cosmetics actually come in many forms, ranging from powders, body makeup, soap, shampoo...

... density function; σfs is the product of σ and fs. Corporate strategy Business process re‐engineering Automotive industry Knowledge creation Innovation Postponement, also known as “delayed differentiation,” is a supply chain strategy that delays product differentiation...

... domestic and international competition, shorter business cycles and an increasingly volatile environment. Intelligent corporate strategy (ICS), as practised at Okuma, is a unified theory of strategic corporate management based on five levels of win‐win relationships for profit/market share, namely: ,1...

... of the industry's attractiveness (growth and profitability); and analysis of its success factors. Only when the industry reaches a stage when the resources of a corporation are a major competitive advantage does it consider taking complete control of a company or developing business unit. Corporate Strategy...

... to ten years into the future is required, to integrate flexible manufacturing into an effective element of corporate strategy. © MCB UP Limited 1985 Corporate Strategy Flexibility Manufacturing Industry The Flexible Manufacturing Mission Some Implications for Management* by Douglas K...