... to understand how this transformation process enhances operational agility and flexibility, particularly within last-mile delivery contexts. Design/methodology/approach The research adopts an Action Research methodology, applied in collaboration with a logistics service provider. The study follows...

...Francis Kamewor Tetteh; Kwame Owusu Kwateng Purpose This study examines how supply chain digitalization influences supply chain flexibility and viability through supply chain process integration. Drawing from a practice-based view and the stimulus-organism-response theory, we investigated...

...Suman Niranjan; Stephen R. Spulick; Katrina Savitskie Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct an exploratory study that will assist supply chain firms in the development of partner satisfaction, flexibility, and supply chain performance. The authors examine how the interaction...

...Fernando Yanine; Lionel Valenzuela; Juan Tapia; Jorge Cea Purpose The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to a void in the literature on enterprise flexibility: The Management Control Systems’ (MCS) role in the enterprise flexibility and stability discussion. MCS can be instrumental...

... chosen, many works can provide useful indications to determine the principal inventory parameters under different circumstances. Inventory Management Stock control Optimization Flexibility Simulation The optimal management of inventories is a primary objective for all the firms...

... which were considered by practitioners to lead to successful creation of strategies. Proposes a viable tool which can help businesses to identify current levels of flexibility, hence enabling them to improve manufacturing flexibility in accordance with strategic objectives. The flexibility model...

...J. Barton Cunningham The increased efficiencies to be gained in improving logistics has pushed managers to explore a number of new ideas, technologies, and methods of information management and computerization. However, many companies in Asia are indicating that responsiveness and flexibility...

... the most demanding in the current UK rail industry. By increasing investment in rail and remaining in all modes of transport, Royal Mail has maintained maximum flexibility. Changes in customer expectations, together with significant volume increases led to the reassessment of use of rail. Between...

...David Granville The successful business in the 1990s and beyond will be a user of highly trained, flexible people as the principal means of adding value. Workforce training and constant retraining must climb to the top of the management agenda. Value added will increasingly come through people...

... planning, may actually form a barrier to change. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Cussons (UK) Ltd Demand forecasting Fast‐moving consumer goods Flexibility Manufacturing industry MRPII Quick response retailing Planning via the traditional MRPII route is a cyclic process undertaken...

...)within the development of time‐based management and control systems. Concludes that creativity in product development, production and distribution must be based on strong modern logistical foundations to survive in the competitive market. © MCB UP Limited 1995 Flexibility Lean production...

...Ian Miller Leyland trucks is the largest British‐owned commercial vehicle manufacturer producing rigid and tractor vehicles over 6 tonnes GVW. Describes the flexibility required in supplier delivery, assembly capacity and labour utilization in a build‐to‐order environment while ensuring the quality...

... of some form of instant‐response, shopfloor‐driven system are likely to be disappointed, as they ignore the realities of manufacturing as reflected in both MRPII and leading Japanese production systems. Business planning Customer orientation Flexibility Implementation MRPII Production control...