Journal of Modelling in Management: Volume 5 Issue 2

Exploring intra‐industry competitive heterogeneity: The identification of latent competitive groups

Wayne S. DeSarbo, Qiong Wang, Simon J. Blanchard

The paper aims to examine the nature of competition within an industry by proposing and examining three separate sources of competitive heterogeneity: the strategies that industry…

Modeling the enablers of Six Sigma using interpreting structural modeling

Ashish Soti, Ravi Shankar, O.P. Kaushal

The purpose of this research paper is to study the enablers of Six Sigma and to establish relationship among them using interpretive structural modeling (ISM).

A methodology for realignment of quality cost elements

Shuki Dror

This paper aims to present an innovative research methodology that enables a company to realign its quality cost elements in order to improve implementation of its quality system.

Modelling the success factors for national R&D organizations: a case of India

Jyoti, D.K. Banwet, S.G. Deshmukh

National policy makers in India have realized that the research and development (R&D) performance of India has not been up to the benchmark. This paper aims to identify and…

Modeling the barriers of supply chain collaboration

A. Ramesh, D.K. Banwet, R. Shankar

Supply chain collaboration (SCC) amongst independent firms often provides larger benefits from effectively satisfying end customer's needs than working alone. However, lack of…

The impact of a tree virus on production value

Donald N. Stengel, Priscilla Chaffe‐Stengel, Kathleen E. Moffitt

This paper seeks to investigate the impact of citrus tristeza virus (CTV) on the commercial value of fruit produced by navel orange trees.

Editorial

Luiz Moutinho, Kun Huang Huarng