... then identifies and highlights aspects that receive little attention from these authors, which, from our practical experience are important for concurrent engineering. Teams Concurrent engineering Supply chain Co‐operation The role of the leader and the function of the leadership role have been...

..., grocery retailing is always local, often just regional and sometimes national. Consequently, the operating characteristics and cost structures of grocery retailers differ widely between countries. Our prescriptions for change have to reflect these characteristics. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Co...

... and current global competing models encourage the extension of traditional sourcing areas. Analyses these evolutionary aspects of the current supply environment and examines the new role of the purchasing function. It is for this reason that: © MCB UP Limited 1994 Buyers Co‐operation...

...J.A.N. Bamfield Shows that electronic data interchange (EDI) is often difficult to cost‐justify. Co‐operation between retailers and suppliers is often difficult to achieve. The variety of communication channels available forces manufacturers to maintain a mix of systems, so increasing costs...