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Purchaser‐originated benchmarking: PROBING
John R. Current, Charles A. WeberBenchmarking has long been recognized as an important business activity. The primary goal of benchmarking is to produce a product or execute a process that is at least as good as…
The analytic hierarchy process in project evaluation: An R&D case study in Taiwan
Wen‐Yau LiangA decision to terminate a project can demoralize project managers and team members, and increase concerns about job security. For these reasons, managers tend to delay project…
Benchmarking in the purchasing function and its impact on purchasing and business performance
Cristóbal Sánchez‐Rodríguez, Ángel R. Martínez‐Lorente, José G. ClavelThe importance of benchmarking in the achievement of better results in the purchasing function and in overall business performance has been widely asserted in literature. However…
Attitudes of US and European managers to supplier selection and assessment and implications for business performance
Vijay R. Kannan, Keah Choon TanAs competition motivates firms to exploit their core competencies, outsourcing takes on greater significance. Increased reliance on supplier capabilities and technologies…
A system dynamics framework for benchmarking policy analysis for a university system
Loay Salhieh, Nanua SinghThis paper proposes a policy analysis framework for a University system that incorporates benchmarking technique to design effective policies for closing the gaps in performance…
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1463-5771Renamed from:
Benchmarking for Quality Management & TechnologyOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof. Angappa Gunasekaran