60 research outputs found
Strategic positioning:an integrated decision process for manufacturers
Purpose – This paper describes research that has sought to create a formal and rational process that guides manufacturers through the strategic positioning decision. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology is based on a series of case studies to develop and test the decision process. Findings – A decision process that leads the practitioner through an analytical process to decide which manufacturing activities they should carryout themselves. Practical implications – Strategic positioning is concerned with choosing those production related activities that an organisations should carry out internally, and those that should be external and under the ownership and control of suppliers, partners, distributors and customers. Originality/value – This concept extends traditional decision paradigms, such as those associated with “make versus buy” and “outsourcing”, by looking at the interactions between manufacturing operations and the wider supply chain networks associated with the organisation
Desempenho e parâmetros sanguíneos de bezerros em sistema de desaleitamento precoce suplementados com probiótico de bactérias ruminais
Conhecimento e Avaliação dos Trade-offs de Custos Logísticos: um Estudo com Profissionais Brasileiros
Lean Production and Just in Time: A Case Study of the e-procurement Application
Part 1: Knowledge-Based Performance ImprovementInternational audienceGuided for an increasingly competitive market, companies have sought to attend consumer expectations by offering the best product, quality, flexibility, agility and cost effectively. Studies have been shown that the Just in Time (JIT) has proven to meet these requirements. Allied to information technology through e-procurement, using the JIT has boosted results. Practical results of this combination are presented in this paper, through a case study in a large multinational company in the food sector. The purpose of this article is to identify and present the benefits of using the JIT philosophy in the implementation of e-procurement in the purchasing and routing company
Determination of inventory for mining production with a real options approach and comparison with other classic methods
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