... of behavioural exchange, social capital has been associated with improved performance within a firm's supplier relationships and across its supply chain (Krause et al., 2007 ; Lawson et al., 2008). Uncertainty management Social capital Supplier relations Governance Sinéad...

... two hypotheses. Findings Both demand and supply uncertainty management have a positive impact on a company's MC ability. However, managing either demand or supply uncertainties independently of the other is not enough to achieve MC ability; instead, a company needs to concurrently manage both...

... development Uncertainty management The purpose of this study is to examine how firms deal with a situation of true, “Knightian” (Knight, 1921) uncertainty that characterizes emerging or disruptive environments. Using an in‐depth case study approach, we seek to understand how the firm evolves from...

... of valid and reliable measurement instruments for MP and EU, which can be widely used in other manufacturing technology management studies. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Manufacturing industries Automation Uncertainty management Performance management Throughout the history...

..., together with the prior duration of the buyer‐supplier relationship. Similar interaction patterns were found in two survey samples of Japanese and the US automotive suppliers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Knowledge management Knowledge mapping Uncertainty management Supply chain...

... decomposition is considered necessary because the business model is designed mainly to operate within a single tier manufacture. S.C.L. Koh can be contacted at: S.C.L.Koh@sheffield.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Supply chain management Uncertainty management Decision making...

... then summarises the conclusions of this study. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Change management Uncertainty management Small to medium‐sized enterprises Manufacturing resource planning The new economy entails e‐business and knowledge‐driven enterprises that could lead to more...

... yields three feedback loops each capable of de‐stabilising operations (Senge, 1993). This instability can result via poor design, poor implementation or poor management or a combination of these influences. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Uncertainty management Statistical analysis...

.... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Manufacturing industries Flexibility Uncertainty management Variance Flexibility has become one of the most sought after properties in modern manufacturing systems (Shewchuk, 1999). This is due to the fact that decreasing time‐to‐market...

... in a way that produces significant effects on delivery tardiness, so that reduction of their levels will significantly minimise tardy delivery. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Uncertainty management Manufacturing resource planning Modelling Manufacturing systems Simulation...