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Last Time Around
I am gratified by the quality articles in this special issue, which is the last in my tenure as Editor-in-Chief.
Convergence
The convergence of information technology and communication not only challenges business organizations but will also challenge academic institutions.
Nabisco Centers on the Customer: A Supply Chain Initiative
This executive tracks the success of Nabisco in meeting the changes facing their industry from a supply chain management perspective and describes how they have leveraged their operations for future success.
Building Supply Chains: A Key To Enhancing Manufacturing Performance
With the growing likelihood of expanded supplier roles in the supply chain, this research surveys the relationship between supplier performance criteria, supplier performance, and the impact on the buyer’s manufacturing process.
From Market to Commitment: A New Inter-firm Relationship in the North American Automotive Supply Chain
As the automobile industry has been a “driving force” in
supply chain management, this research interviews 26
executives and surveys 175 firms in the industry to assess
changes in how they operate and to help develop a
framework for evaluating firms within the industry.
The Changing Role of Managers within the Supply Chain Networks: Theory and Practical Implications
This study examines the changing role of managers as
their focus expands to include enlarged supply chains.
The authors outline the implications that these
changes will have on research and practice.
Strategic Benefits from a Mature Innovation
Using a select set of case studies, these authors
explore firm investments in information technology.
Specifically, they examine issues behind EDI adoption
and diffusion.
Communication Along the Supply Chain: A Survey of Manufacturers’ Investment and Usage Plans for Information Technologies
Many believe that information systems may provide
the foundation for supply chain management. This
paper surveys manufacturers to measure the
distribution of information technology investments.
From Market to Commitment: A New Inter-firm Relationship in the North American Automotive Supply Chain
The automotive industry in North America is experiencing a period of far-reaching reorganization. Part of that change is in the automotive supply chain, including firms in the industry, such as Ford or General Motors, that assemble the vehicles and firms that are their suppliers. The particular emphasis in the research reported below is on the new relationships among these firms in the […]
An Environmental Baldrige?
This adaptation of the Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award framework suggests that quality issues
can be seamlessly integrated into the management of
environmental issues. This paper provides a foundation
for future research in this direction.
Use of Short-run Statistical Process Control Techniques: A Comparison of JIT and Non-JIT Manufacturing
This study reports a comparative survey of the use of
Statistical Process Control techniques when
producing wide varieties of small batch size products
by Japanese and U.S. firms. Implementation
suggestions are included.
The Myth of Japanese Buyer-Supplier Relationships
The high level of buyer-seller integration in the
Japanese auto industry is well known. This paper
compares that understanding to relationships in other
industries with surprising results.
