International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 22 Issue 9

Extending product profiling through simulation

Scott R. Swenseth, John R. Olson, Peter B. Southard

Manufacturing strategy literature continues to be split between process and content. Content has continually evolved and more precise applications have been developed. Process has…

Business performance measures and alignment impact on strategy: The role of business improvement models

Rodney McAdam, Brian Bailie

The aim of this paper is to explore the longitudinal alignment between performance measures and business strategy. Moreover, the paper will probe the role of business improvement…

An exploratory study of the sales‐production relationship and customer satisfaction

D.H. Parente, C. Carl Pegels, Nallan Suresh

Over the past three decades, many researchers have studied the relationship between sales and production departments. This has raised the question: Does the quality of the…

Sales forecasting for strategic resource planning

John G. Wacker, Rhonda R. Lummus

The purpose of this article is twofold. First, the article examines how managers can make more effective use of sales forecasts for strategic resource allocation decisions…

The impact of purchasing and supplier involvement on strategic purchasing and its impact on firm’s performance

Amelia S. Carr, John N. Pearson

The focus of this paper is on purchasing and supplier involvement in the firm. Using the resource‐base view of the firm, hypotheses are developed concerning purchasing/supplier…

A decision support system for scheduling jobs on multi‐port dyeing machines

Cem Saydam, W. Douglas Cooper

In this paper we report the development and implementation of a decision support system to solve a complex scheduling system for a major apparel fabric company with annual sales…