Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 17 Issue 6

Operational intelligence discovery and knowledge‐mapping approach in a supply network with uncertainty

S.C.L. Koh, K.H. Tan

The purpose of this research is to propose an approach for discovering operational intelligence and knowledge mapping in a supply network with uncertainty.

Risk management in supply chain: a real option approach

Federica Cucchiella, Massimo Gastaldi

The aim of this paper is that of individualizing a framework for the management of uncertainty in supply chain finalized to reduce the firm risks.

Managing stock‐outs effectively with order fulfilment systems

Richard Pibernik

When approaching a stock‐out situation, a company should be able to actively manage the allocation of available products on the basis of customer requirements and priorities as…

Optimizing supply chain management using fuzzy approach

N. Gunasekaran, S. Rathesh, S. Arunachalam, S.C.L. Koh

The purpose of this paper is to propose a fuzzy multi‐criteria decision‐making procedure and it is applied to find a set of optimal solution with respect to the performance of…

A knowledge‐based service automation system for service logistics

C.F. Cheung, Y.L. Chan, S.K. Kwok, W.B. Lee, W.M. Wang

Effective service logistics can lower the cost and increase service value by improving customer satisfaction and loyalty. However, the conventional ways of the service logistics…

The applicability of a multi‐attribute classification framework in the healthcare industry

Konstantinos Danas, Abdul Roudsari, Panayiotis H. Ketikidis

To introduce the applicability of the Ned‐MASTA classification method for medicines within the environment of a hospital pharmacy and the virtual pharmacy inventory system that…

Systems and application development for portable maintenance aid (PMA) – a performance perspective

Tim S. Leung, Ka Wing Lee, Walter W.C. Chung

This paper aims to explore the theory of technology adoption using a system‐application approach to facilitate PMA innovation span across multiple organisations to enhance overall…

E‐business capabilities model: Validation and comparison between adopter and non‐adopter of e‐business companies in UK

Khalid Hafeez, Kay Hooi Keoy, Robert Hanneman

The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework to evaluate e‐business strategic capabilities using structural equation modelling (SEM) approach.

An analysis of the relationship between TQM implementation and organizational performance: Evidence from Turkish SMEs

Mehmet Demirbag, Ekrem Tatoglu, Mehmet Tekinkus, Selim Zaim

The principal aim of this paper is to determine the critical factors of total quality management (TQM) and to measure their effect on organizational performance of SMEs operating…

Transforming the supply chain

Evangelia D. Fassoula

Today's business environment emerges the need for organizations to continuously transform themselves, in order to maintain and reinforce their ability to compete successfully. The…

A special issue on e-technology and manufacturing enterprise competitiveness

Dr Panayiotis Ketikidis, Dr S.C. Lenny Koh, Dr Angappa Gunasekaran