Achieving Competitive Edge Getting Ahead Through Technology and People: Proceedings of the OMA-UK Sixth International Conference

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Problems in Operations Strategy Development: Reconciling Theory with Practice....Pages 3-10
The Role of Education and Training in the Implementation of a Manufacturing Strategy....Pages 11-16
Measuring Product Goal Congruence: A Case Study....Pages 17-22
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
An Integrated Supply Chain Management Strategy....Pages 25-30
Reorganisation of Material Flow for Natural Grouped Assembly Work - Some Principles and Results from Action Research....Pages 31-36
A Model for Evaluating Manufacturing System Time Performances....Pages 37-42
The Impact of Electronic Data Interchange on Inventory Replenishment Policy for a Single Item, Single Supplier, Multiple Buyers System....Pages 43-47
Supply Networks and the Changing Role of Operations Managers....Pages 48-53
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The Flexibility of Three Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems....Pages 57-63
The Effective Implementation and Operation of Flexible Manufacturing Systems....Pages 64-69
Production Technology and Flexibility in the UK Steel Industry....Pages 70-78
Flexible Automation and Small Enterprises....Pages 79-83
Design of Production Systems for Batch Production in Short Series to Reduced Lead Time....Pages 84-88
Evaluating Flexible Manufacturing Technologies: A research agenda for investment decision theory....Pages 89-94
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Manufacturing-Oriented Simulation for Production Mannagement....Pages 97-102
Computer Aided Production Management: An Example of Organization-and-Technology Systems....Pages 103-108
A Methodology for the Implementation of Integrated CAPM Systems....Pages 109-114
Images and Realities in the Computerisation of Managerial Work: Case Studies of Computer-Aided Production Management....Pages 115-120
The Strategic Evaluation of R & D Projects Through the use of Vert....Pages 121-122
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The Competitive Advantage of Autonomous Work Groups in a Changed Environment....Pages 125-130
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Competing via Alternative Work Organizations: The Case of Car Assembly in Sweden....Pages 131-136
The Implementation of Group Assembly Methods in a Medium-Sized Scottish Manufacturing Company: First Results and Comparisons with Conventional Assembly Methods....Pages 137-141
Consequences for Final Assembly, Pre-Production and Design of Natural Grouped Assembly Work and Materials Handling - Methods and Experience....Pages 142-147
Competitive Edge Through Flexible Work Organization: Evidence from the UK Electronics Industry....Pages 148-153
Design of The Operation/Maintenance Interface in Highly Mechanized Flows....Pages 154-159
Learning Curves for Extended Work Cycles Within Assembly....Pages 160-162
A Method to Evaluate the Flexibility of Autonomous Work Groups....Pages 163-164
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Top Management Commitment?....Pages 167-171
Improving Manufacturing Competitiveness through Human Performance Engineering™....Pages 172-177
The Workforce in the Year 2000: Technology Focuses on the Older Worker....Pages 178-183
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Critical Implementation Decisions for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies....Pages 187-192
Implementing Change Strategies....Pages 193-199
Integrating Technology and Organisation in the Implementation of CAD/CAM....Pages 200-205
Managing the Manufacturing Technology Transfer Process: Experience of UK-Based Firms....Pages 206-211
Factory 2000: Organisation Design for the Factory of the Future....Pages 212-217
A Study of Introducing Foreign Technology for the Development of Shanghai’s Industry....Pages 218-223
The Enterprise Design Manifesto A New Approach to Computer Systems Development....Pages 224-226
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Manufacturing and Product Development by Symbiotic Co-operation in Small Scale Industries....Pages 229-234
How to Achieve Competitive Edge by Simultaneous Process Engineering....Pages 235-240
The Need for Parallel Planning Systems for Operational Planning within Batch Production....Pages 241-246
Front Matter....Pages 227-227
Feature-Based Component Model for Computer Aided Process Planning Systems....Pages 247-252
Competitive Product Design Strategies in the UK Mechanical Engineering Industry....Pages 253-258
The Corporate Learning Process in the Context of Electronics Product Development....Pages 259-260
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Competition by Effective Management of Multicultural Groups....Pages 263-268
Comparing CAD Implementation in Engineering Firms in Brazil, Canada and the United States: The Need for “Engimation”....Pages 269-274
Case Studies: Processes & Problems on the Early Stage of Localization....Pages 275-280
Innovating for Survival: Problems of Small Businesses During the Transition of the Economy in the ex GDR....Pages 281-286
The Future Implementation and Consequences of Advanced Manufacturing Techniques in Dutch Industrial Enterprises: Results from a Delphi-Research....Pages 287-294
Front Matter....Pages 295-295
The Operations Management Challenge in the Delivery of Complex Human Services....Pages 297-302
After Sales Support Strategy: A Research Agenda....Pages 303-307
Applying Service Concepts in Manufacturing....Pages 308-313
Assessing Consumer Perceptions of Service Quality: Experiences from Application of Servqual and Considerations for Further Development....Pages 314-315
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A Prototype of an Expert System for Solving Maintenance Budgeting Problems....Pages 319-324
A Fuzzy Expert System for Adjustment of Color Display Monitor....Pages 325-330
Operations Management in Integrated Markets: A Conceptual Model....Pages 331-336
A Cobweb Model and it’s Application....Pages 337-338
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A Hybrid Push/Pull Production Control System for Multi-stage Manufacturing Processes....Pages 341-346
Effective Implementation of Master Production Scheduling Systems Using a Gap Analysis Approach....Pages 347-352
Strategic Capacity Planning and Shop-Floor Control in Jobbing Production....Pages 353-358
On Order Loading Operation Management System for MRP-Mathematical Model versus Knowledge Based Approach....Pages 359-364
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Improvement of Error Terms and its Effect on Production Inventory Systems....Pages 365-366
Manufacturing Resource Planning - “Some Salient Issues”....Pages 367-368
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Quality Information Management for Improving Productivity in Japan....Pages 371-376
Improving the Labour Efficiency of a Partially Automated Warehouse: A Case Study from the Flour Milling Industry....Pages 377-382
Improving Manufacturing Performance Through the Application of Just-in-Time Techniques....Pages 383-384
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Steps and Activities for a Customer-Driven Quality Strategy....Pages 387-392
Improvement Through People - A Practical Approach that Works....Pages 393-398
Technology and the Drive for Quality: A Study of Survival in the Foundry Industry....Pages 399-404
Total Quality Management in the Construction Industry - A Competitive Edge?....Pages 405-410
Implementing Total Quality: Erecting Tents or Building Palaces....Pages 411-416
Two Approaches to Revolution in Manufacturing....Pages 417-418
Front Matter....Pages 419-419
Educational Programs in Management of Technology....Pages 421-426
Training for Cultural Change in a Brownfield Site: A Progress Report....Pages 427-432
Economic Regeneration in the North East of England: Developing Strategic Viable Systems for Small and Medium Size Enterprises....Pages 433-438
The Influence of Director’s “Qualifications” on Profitability in U.K. Manufacturing Companies....Pages 439-444
Management Education and Training in the Small Firm....Pages 445-450
Undergraduate Studies in Food and Beverage Operations Management....Pages 451-452
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Unions and Productivity: Convergence or Divergence in Perceptions?....Pages 455-460
Work Teams in Four Irish Manufacturing Subsidiaries....Pages 461-466
Manufacturing Performance and Employee Involvement....Pages 467-472
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Creating a Successful Team (Unleashing Employee Power)....Pages 473-478
Back Matter....Pages 479-479