... for future research. Manufacturing operations Quality management Product strategy Resource management Traditional models examining relationships between operational factors and firm performance assume that the change of many expenses and asset holding is proportion to the change in demand...

... to dynamically manage external resources and internal capabilities for the synergetic benefits (e.g. radical innovation). This study also offer a theoretical paradigm (i.e. resource management model) for manufacturing firms to lessen the striking tension between the urgent needs for radical innovation...

.... In truth, it was deemed that ERP exploitation experience and lessons learnt by this enterprise group would be of interest and importance, and may even be transferable, to other large corporations. China Manufacturing resource planning Large enterprises Resource management It is widely...

... for the company. Imperfectly imitable. Meaning other competitors cannot replicate as they lack relevant and key resources that comprise the strategy. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Lean production Craft production Brazil Resource management Market share One...

... how Indian SMEs have benefited from ERP implementation. The findings will encourage Indian SMEs to implement ERP when facing challenges of the competitive market. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Business process re‐engineering Resource management India Small to medium‐sized...

... of resources. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Resource management Risk analysis Corporate strategy Decision making Competences Sweden Industry has changed in many different ways due to the global aspects. The development within areas of, e.g. information and communication...

... Resource management Cellular manufacturing Operations and production management Today's manufacturer is looking for ways to maximize the production flow of material, improve utilization of the resources such as machine and material handling labor, and reduce the work‐in‐process. This process...

... and significant improvements in productivity. It also provides dramatic increases in customer service, much higher inventory turns, and greater reduction in materials costs. The enterprise resource management (ERM) organizational assessment checklist provides a simple and practical reference to determine whether...

... for successfully managing change. © MCB UP Limited 2002 TQM Fuzzy sets Performance measurement Manufacturing Resource management Decision making Manufacturing industry is undergoing a period of major change. Industries worldwide are experiencing customer‐driver competition...

... 2001 Resource management Performance measurement Systems management Implementation In plant 2, users were much more positive about the implementation at a much earlier stage. It appears that the experience gained from the first implementation had been used to ensure...

... planning (CRP)information to “close the loop”. Various causative factors are put forward and remedies are suggested. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Master production schedule MRPII Resource management Capacity requirements planning 16 INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS 3,4 I nvestigates the link...

... structure and in its relationships with the most common business tools, has been tested in a number of manufacturing firms and the results are also shown. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Manufacturing strategy Materials management Modelling MRPII Resource management Time study A MODEL...