International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 29 Issue 11

Operations management associations in Europe – a history

Christer Karlsson, Chris Voss

In 2009, the European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) celebrates its 15th anniversary and its precursor, the UK OMA, its 25th anniversary. The purpose of this paper is…

Patterns of vendor‐managed inventory: findings from a multiple‐case study

Jouni Kauremaa, Johanna Småros, Jan Holmström

This paper aims to address two questions: what kinds of benefits are realized from a vendor‐managed inventory (VMI) program (operational, i.e. efficiency related, vs strategic…

On using DEA for benchmarking container terminals

M.B.M. de Koster, B.M. Balk, W.T.I. van Nus

The purpose of this paper is to compare efficiency scores from the benchmarking exercise with those of previous studies and to discuss the reasons behind diverging results.

Critical success factors for B2B e‐commerce use within the UK NHS pharmaceutical supply chain

Andrea J. Cullen, Margaret Taylor

The purpose of this paper is to determine those factors perceived by users to influence the successful on‐going use of e‐commerce systems in business‐to‐business (B2B) buying and…

Internationalization of supply networks inside and outside clusters

Maria Chiarvesio, Eleonora Di Maria

The purpose of this paper is to compare supply network strategies of district firms (from now on ID) and non‐district (non‐ID) firms with the aim of outlining emerging strategies…

Editorial

Andrew Taylor, Margaret Taylor