... 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. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Integration Information Communication Management Small to medium‐sized enterprises Many researchers have...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...

... and otherwise propagating inappropriate MRP logic to the distribution network to provide faulty DRP functionality. We are also hearing more and more about Supply Chain Management (SCM) lately. There is of course great temptation to some who apply this “new” label to good old MRPII, just to spruce it up a bit...

...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. © Company 1995 Canada IKEA Logistics Management Multinationals Organizational change Organizational learning Retail trade Stores The benefits of enterprise‐wide logistics...

..., 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. Information technology Investment...

...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...

... in the distribution chain so that resources can be utilized elsewhere, the fact that distribution is not regarded as a core activity, the need to increase quantity and quality of specialist management and the opportunity to improve control. A large number of other factors are significant for particular businesses...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...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...