...Mahour Mellat Parast; Arsalan Safari Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the long-term impact of management practices on organizational and operational outcomes in manufacturing firms, with a specific focus on evaluating the effectiveness and sustainability of the Baldrige Performance...

... and manufacturers within this novel framework. We leverage an integrated approach, combining strategic Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperative Game Theory, to conduct an in-depth analysis of four distinct low-carbon strategy combinations for retailers and manufacturers. Findings The implications of our...

... themselves better are not well articulated in the literature. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to identify the barriers and opportunities of CE in the manufacturing sector through a socio-political, economic, legal and environmental perspective. Design/methodology/approach The study adopts...

... manufacturing industry. Design/methodology/approach This study adopts an explorative approach to understand the drivers and barriers at the micro-level CE implementation in Pakistan’s automobile industry. The research design includes both qualitative and quantitative methods using a survey instrument...

...Daniel Quaye; Isaac Mensah Purpose The purpose of this paper is to establish how small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in water, beverage, soap, detergent, metal fabrication, wood and furniture manufacturing industries can sustain or improve their competitive advantage by integrating specific...

..., 2013 ; Shah and Ward, 2003). According to Deif (2011) the use of Green manufacturing reduces material wastes and energy consumption, which diminishes production costs and improves production time. It will also improve the quality of the production process which will, in turn, improve product quality...

... methodology that utilises several tools to achieve a world‐class manufacturing (WCM) status. A modelling tool, called IDEFO, is used to map the whole process. Presents a nine‐step framework for formulating the APM programme. Concludes that the integration of operational tools can contribute towards developing...

...Stuart Orr; Amrik S. Sohal Based on interviews conducted with senior managers of four German multinationals, discusses issues of technology management in the context of global manufacturing. An overview of the four companies and their competitive priorities is first presented. Then discusses...

...Bob Barker Whilst many papers focus upon development strategies and results of positive change, few report company failure or the characteristics of organisations that are failing to identify the untapped potential within their manufacturing systems. Successful change is arguably dependent upon...

...David Staniforth Investigates the management of change in a UK manufacturing company and reports data gathered from two sources within the company ‐ interviews carried out on‐site with senior managers concerning key managerial practices enacted by the company and self‐report questionnaires...

...R.C. Barker Describes a framework for analysis which is capable of measuring the value‐adding capability of the entire manufacturing chain. This provides a means of benchmarking organizational performance irrespective of market‐related profit margin. The method of analysis provides: a measure...

...M. Barad; B. Kayis Remarkable improvements in results achieved during the past decade by some US manufacturing companies show the crucial role played in these companies by quality teams which we can call improvement support systems(ISS). The team infrastructure is modelled here in terms of a three...

...David Lyall; Carol Graham Questions the view that management accounting information has failed to keep pace with changes in manufacturing processes over the years and that the information currently provided is largely irrelevant to the needs of managers. Presents a study, the results of which...

...James O′Hara; Carol Ann Frodey Suggests that, in many cases, where formerly excellent manufacturing companies have suffered a decline in their fortunes, they failed because they did not change with their customers; their operations were too remote. Considers how this might be avoided by applying...

... of these facts is thus the crux of problem solving. Outlines an effective method of solving problems in manufacturing and demonstrates its success with practical case studies from Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and the UK. © MCB UP Limited 1993 PROBLEM SOLVING IN MANUFACTURING 31 Examines a top...

...Adebowale Akande Assesses the current status and future prospects of quality and productivity improvement efforts in business, especially in America. Presents a picture of the state of the art of quality as a way of life in the service sector. Lots of service operations lag behind manufacturers...

... technology should be used are closely tied to the actual reasons cited by companies. These factors are obviously beneficial to many corporations, especially large manufacturers. Today, robots are being used more often for military applications in dangerous missions. In the near future, we expect to see them...

...Graham C. Stevens The supply chain is the flow of both information and material through a manufacturing company,from the supplier to the customer. Traditionally the flow of material has been considered only at an operational level, but this approach is no longer adequate. It is now essential...

... and Manufacturing Managers of the 21st Century: Part II: Career Development and Progression Peter Hawkins and Ian Barclay Introduction Our previous article[l] on the initial recruitment of engineering graduates considered the ways in which the pitfalls of the recruitment process might be avoided. Getting...

... are suggested. © MCB UP Limited 1990 Management Engineering Recruitment Graduates Manufacturing 44 MANAGEMENT DECISION 28,4 W hat problems do organisations face in the recruitment process? Engineering and Manufacturing Managers of the 1990s Part 1: Capturing the "Raw Material" Peter Hawkins...