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Information flow in automotive supply chains – present industrial practice
Paul Childerhouse, Ramzi Hermiz, Rachel Mason‐Jones, Andrew Popp, Denis R. TowillThe automotive industry acts as a barometer and flagship of the national economy. First tier suppliers are essential enablers in the success of the sector. Here we identify…
Comparing relational database designing approaches: some managerial implications for database training
Heng‐Li YangThis research conducted two experiments to understand the performance (correctness and efficiency) of novice database designers, and perceptions of ease of use and preferences of…
Flexible workflow integration: an object technology approach
H.C.W. Lau, W.B. Lee, P.K.H. LauNotes that a flexible workflow, which is characterized by its fast responsiveness in dealing with customer demands through the integration of various value chain activities, is…
Business process flexibility: a driver for outsourcing
Rainer A. SommerMany organizations have implemented business process management solutions that are enabled by enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. More recently, organizations have focused…
Integrating industrial maintenance strategy into ERP
K. Nikolopoulos, K. Metaxiotis, N. Lekatis, V. AssimakopoulosDuring the last decade, many companies have made large investments in the development and implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. However, only few of these…
Key obstacles to EDI success: from the US small manufacturing companies’ perspective
Minjoon Jun, Shaohan CaiThis study first empirically investigated key EDI obstacles experienced by US small manufacturing firms and, then, examined the relationships between the identified obstacles and…
A note on the using of accounting databases
David C. Yang, Miklos A. Vasarhelyi, Caixing LiuThis paper identifies potential data problems when using accounting databases. To examine data errors, two commonly used accounting databases, Value Line and Compustat, are…
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0263-5577Renamed from:
Industrial ManagementOnline date, start – end:
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- Dr Alain Yee Loong Chong
- Prof Hing Kai Chan