... that characteristics of the firm and industry sector are contributory factors to the extent of adoption and exploitation of ICTs by SMEs, to support business processes. Integration Information Communication Management Small to medium‐sized enterprises Many researchers have been calling for fresh...

...Terence Love; Bryn Tellefsen This paper applies new empirically‐based knowledge in the area of constituent market orientation to a seven‐element taxonometric model of virtual organisation. The most effective distribution of resources and management attention in the development of combinations...

...Massimo Bertolini; Antonio Rizzi In this paper we introduce a simulative model, designed and developed to optimally manage an integrated finished goods inventory system, and suitable for adoption in a wide range of make to stock manufacturing firms. The goal of the model is to manage optimally...

...Chris Atkinson; Tillal Eldabi; Ray J. Paul; Athanasia Pouloudi This paper looks at a number of approaches to health informatics that support decision‐making relevant to the integrated development and management of information systems with clinical and managerial practices in healthcare. Its main...

...D.B. Ilozor; B.D. Ilozor This paper reports findings on the significance of management communication strategies to telecommuting, based on a survey of telecommuters at IBM Australia. With increased adoption of telecommuting, many strategies have been proffered to ensure that telecommuters have...

...R.L. Ballard Looks at how inventory can best be monitored and measured in the warehouse. Includes finding out what has to be monitored and measured; a closer look at stock counting; discussing how information is gathered; asking what makes a good warehouse management system and what the benefits...

... feasible plans to run the company. Concludes that in order to compete in today’s manufacturing environment, the walls of the factory must be knocked down. Distribution management Logistics Management © MCB UP Limited 1996 Supply‐chain management solutions are one of the hottest items...

...Mac Exon‐Taylor Provides a short introduction to the concept of enterprise management. Enterprise management is concerned with ensuring that certain key business processes (manufacturing planning, scheduling and demand allocation) work in a much more co‐ordinated manner, so as to be more responsive...

...Stephen Errey Some managers may assume that improvements in service can only be achieved by an increase in stock investment and that any stock reduction will reduce service efficiency. However, it is possible to combine a reduction in stock with an overall increase in effectiveness. Unisys found...

...Richard D. Wilding; J. Michael Newton A definition recently proposed by the Institute of Logistics states that: “Logistics is the time‐related positioning of resources”. Experience indicates that major benefits can be derived by focusing on the effective management of the key resources...

...Gilbert D. Harrell; Matthew F. Fors Industrial marketing is generally viewed from the vantage point of firms marketing to other firms. Yet organizations devote extensive resources to situations where managers market their capabilities to other units within the same firm. Presents a case study...

... for successfully combining a learning approach to strategy with proactive and integrated logistics management. History shows that the consequences of failing to recognize and interpret harbingers of change can be devastating. Handy[ 8 ] describes how the ancient Peruvian Indians were unable to “see” the sails...

..., on the one hand, and company′s control, governance and ownership structure on the other. The empirical results suggest meaningful relationships between IT investment/performance and management ownership and the ratio of outside to inside directors on the board. Leading studies in this area were those...

...James Cooper; Robert Stephan Business process re‐engineering (BPR) stresses the importance of taking a process‐led approach to management compared with the functional approach used by most companies. The implications of BPR for logistics are vastly improved order fulfilment and reduced overheads...

... Distribution Management Performance appraisal There is significant dissatisfaction with the services provided by third‐party distribution companies, despite a marked improvement since the last P‐E International survey three years ago. This is the main finding of this survey of 240 companies conducted...

...David Walker Research commissioned by a major UK open systems supplier, Hoskyns plc, reveals that cost containment is the key issue driving IT departments, not management performance or customer service. Also shows a disparity among users, with no real preference for systems or suppliers emerging...

...John Sharratt; Alistair McMurdo From the manager′s perspective, addresses the process of management, and the management of information as an essential element of general managerial practice. Information has always been a key element in the performance of a business and the effectiveness...

...Paul Chapman In the 1980s and early 1990s managements function became a focal point for debate in business circles. Discusses the computer revolution and how it has only slowly entered the boardroom. The management of information is now very important to organizations and can help to greatly...

...R. Graeme Willersdorf It is argued that added value is poised to develop into a major success factor in the future, based on what customers need. The logistics function will play an important part in this, and will be helped by progress in the field of electronic information management. © MCB UP...