... Co‐ordination Design Integration Product development Manufacturing Suppliers This article examines the management of inter‐firm product design and development expertise through consideration of alternative mechanisms for the coordination of design and manufacturing activities. It draws...

... 2000 BPR Co‐ordination Supply‐chain management Owing to the recent trends in international procurements, new information technologies, increasing pressure from customers on responsiveness and reliability and the globalization of operations and markets, supply chain management has...