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A benchmarking scheme for supply chain collaboration
Togar M. Simatupang, Ramaswami SridharanIntense competition forces companies to become involved in supply chain collaboration with their upstream and downstream partners. The key to ensuring that the participating…
US and German activity‐based costing: A critical comparison and system acceptability propositions
Franz Willi Kellermanns, Majidul IslamActivity‐based costing is widely used in managerial accounting as a cost measurement instrument. Accounting practices can differ widely between countries. Recognizing differences…
Benchmarking as an action research process
Paula KyröThis study participates in the debate on advancing theoretical developments in the field of benchmarking processes. It suggests that approaching benchmarking as a research method…
Benchmarking JIT: An analysis of JIT implementations in the manufacturing service and public sectors
Mahmoud M. Yasin, Marwan Wafa, Michael H. SmallInvestigates several facets of the implementation of just‐in‐time (JIT) using a two‐tiered empirical approach that included a field study and a mailed survey. The 277 respondents…
KPIs: a critical appraisal of their use in construction
Simon Beatham, Chimay Anumba, Tony Thorpe, Ian HedgesTraditionally businesses have measured their performance solely in financial terms. This limited approach has been challenged, with the introduction of the concept of key…
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1463-5771Renamed from:
Benchmarking for Quality Management & TechnologyOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Prof. Angappa Gunasekaran