International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 12 Issue 1

The Impact of the Just‐in‐Time Approach on Production System Performance: A Survey of Italian Industry

Emilio Bartezzaghi, Francesco Turco, Gianluca Spina

Gives results of a survey on the application of the just‐in‐time(JIT) approach in Italy, based on a sample of 173 industrial companies.The methodological framework used to…

A Critique of the Literature on Just‐in‐Time Manufacturing

Suresh K. Goyal, S.G. Deshmukh

Gives a critical review of the existing literature on just‐in‐timemanufacturing. Suggests a relevant literature classification scheme,followed by subsections on each class and…

Productivity as a Performance Measure

Susan D.A. Misterek, Kevin J. Dooley, John C. Anderson

Both the improvement of productivity and the effectiveness ofperformance measures have been topics of extreme interest to managersand researchers in recent years. Looks at the…

Managing the Introduction of Expert Systems

D.B. Candlin, S. Wright

Considers the importance of knowledge management for competitiveadvantage and the contribution which expert systems may make to theprocess. Explains the structure and role of…

Computer‐based Cell Formation Incorporating Process Sequence

E.G. John, H. Schäfer, A.R. Rowlands

Describes a philosophy of cell formation for cellular manufacturingwhich reasons that an analysis of the sequential processing ofcomponents is a fundamental requirement in…

The Adoption of Japanese Manufacturing Management Techniques in Korean Manufacturing Industry

Choong Y. Lee

After four consecutive years′ trade surplus, Korea′s climbingforeign trade deficit in 1990 is a clear signal that the nation shouldattempt to improve the performance of its…