Table of contents - Special Issue: e‐Technology and manufacturing enterprise competitiveness
Guest Editors: Dr Panayiotis H. Ketikidis, Dr S.C. Lenny Koh, Professor Angappa Gunasekaran
Operational intelligence discovery and knowledge‐mapping approach in a supply network with uncertainty
S.C.L. Koh, K.H. TanThe purpose of this research is to propose an approach for discovering operational intelligence and knowledge mapping in a supply network with uncertainty.
Risk management in supply chain: a real option approach
Federica Cucchiella, Massimo GastaldiThe aim of this paper is that of individualizing a framework for the management of uncertainty in supply chain finalized to reduce the firm risks.
Managing stock‐outs effectively with order fulfilment systems
Richard PibernikWhen approaching a stock‐out situation, a company should be able to actively manage the allocation of available products on the basis of customer requirements and priorities as…
Optimizing supply chain management using fuzzy approach
N. Gunasekaran, S. Rathesh, S. Arunachalam, S.C.L. KohThe purpose of this paper is to propose a fuzzy multi‐criteria decision‐making procedure and it is applied to find a set of optimal solution with respect to the performance of…
A knowledge‐based service automation system for service logistics
C.F. Cheung, Y.L. Chan, S.K. Kwok, W.B. Lee, W.M. WangEffective service logistics can lower the cost and increase service value by improving customer satisfaction and loyalty. However, the conventional ways of the service logistics…
The applicability of a multi‐attribute classification framework in the healthcare industry
Konstantinos Danas, Abdul Roudsari, Panayiotis H. KetikidisTo introduce the applicability of the Ned‐MASTA classification method for medicines within the environment of a hospital pharmacy and the virtual pharmacy inventory system that…
Systems and application development for portable maintenance aid (PMA) – a performance perspective
Tim S. Leung, Ka Wing Lee, Walter W.C. ChungThis paper aims to explore the theory of technology adoption using a system‐application approach to facilitate PMA innovation span across multiple organisations to enhance overall…
E‐business capabilities model: Validation and comparison between adopter and non‐adopter of e‐business companies in UK
Khalid Hafeez, Kay Hooi Keoy, Robert HannemanThe purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework to evaluate e‐business strategic capabilities using structural equation modelling (SEM) approach.
An analysis of the relationship between TQM implementation and organizational performance: Evidence from Turkish SMEs
Mehmet Demirbag, Ekrem Tatoglu, Mehmet Tekinkus, Selim ZaimThe principal aim of this paper is to determine the critical factors of total quality management (TQM) and to measure their effect on organizational performance of SMEs operating…
Transforming the supply chain
Evangelia D. FassoulaToday's business environment emerges the need for organizations to continuously transform themselves, in order to maintain and reinforce their ability to compete successfully. The…
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1741-038XRenamed from:
Integrated Manufacturing SystemsOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Harm-Jan Steenhuis