Benchmarking: An International Journal: Volume 16 Issue 1

Benchmarking the viability of SCM for entrepreneurial business model design

Stanley E. Fawcett, Chad Allred, Gregory M. Magnan, Jeffrey Ogden

The purpose of this paper is to benchmark the viability of collaborative supply chain (SC) business models for small businesses.

A case study of functional benchmarking as a source of knowledge for car parking strategies

Ian Straker, Stephen Ison, Ian Humphreys, Graham Francis

The purpose of this paper is to explore the process benefits and findings of a functional benchmarking exercise. It explores the issues surrounding the potential introduction of a…

Benchmarking service quality in UK electricity distribution networks

Vinh Sum Chau

The purpose of this paper is to review the evolution and development of customer service performance measures in the electricity sector since privatization in 1989, and then…

Improving of the efficiency through benchmarking: a case of Ukrainian breweries

Anatoliy G. Goncharuk

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of competitive and international performance benchmarking in order to estimate efficiency, determine key factors, find the…

Benchmarking performance measures in traditional and just‐in‐time companies

Mohammad Z. Meybodi

The purpose of this paper is to show if there are differences between traditional and just‐in‐time ( JIT) companies in choosing benchmarking performance measures at various levels…

Benchmarking of thesis research: a case study

Mohammad Shahalizadeh, Grannaz Amirjamshidi, Solmaz Shahalizadeh

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the process of the thesis research in the industrial engineering related master's programmes in Chalmers University of Technology for…

Benchmarking Six Sigma application in Brazil: Best practices in the use of the methodology

Paulo Augusto Cauchick Miguel, João Marcos Andrietta

The purpose of this paper is to present part of the results from a survey on Six Sigma, more specifically to identify the best practices in the use of the Six Sigma methodology.

Benchmarking organizational commitment across nonprofit human services organizations in Pennsylvania

Kara D. Rutowski, Jeffery K. Guiler, Kurt E. Schimmel

The purpose of this paper is to examine organizational commitment within nonprofit organizations and demonstrate the effectiveness of benchmarking attitudinal constructs.