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10.1108/09576069810196841
<jats:p>An executive information system (EIS) is a high‐reward, high‐risk project and is often developed with high expectations which end in failure. There exist significant barriers to the creation of a successful EIS. However, as more lessons are learned from previous failed attempts, many innovations have been put i...
Achieving a successful EIS: linking TQM and best practice
[ "Zairi Mohamed ", "Oakland John ", "Chang Shyh‐Ho " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09576069810196841
2,002
July
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10.1108/09576069810210466
<jats:p>A postal survey to manufacturing managers in five different industry sectors was conducted to ascertain how manufacturing managers perceived their quality of working life. Questions asked centred on how motivated, rewarded, valued, empowered, career developed, satisfied with their job and their company the manu...
Manufacturing managers: their quality of working life
[ "Gilgeous Vic " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09576069810210466
2,002
July
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10.1108/09576069810217801
<jats:p>In this paper manufacturing responsiveness is related to the ability of manufacturing systems to utilise its existing resources to make a rapid and balanced response to the predictable and unpredictable changes. Better understanding of the inherent (hidden) flexibility that exists within a manufacturing system ...
Flexibility and responsiveness of machining environments
[ "Gindy Nabil N. ", "Saad Sameh M. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09576069810217801
2,002
July
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10.1108/09576069810217810
<jats:p>“The battle is won in the strategy room, <jats:italic>not </jats:italic>on the battlefield.” These words by Sun Tzu are certainly very important for the implementation of new technologies, such as solid freeform manufacturing (SFM). Experiences of strategies to incorporate these systems to the “manufacturing ba...
Manufacturing and product development in the USA, in particular in the Los Angeles Basin and the strategic training and implementation of high manufacturing technology
[ "Grote Karl‐H. ", "Walo Michael L. ", "Miller Jeffrey L. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09576069810217810
2,002
July
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10.1108/09576069810230428
<jats:p>Just‐in‐time (JIT) manufacturing systems have attracted the attention of industries all over the world. The perceptible impact of JIT lies in attaining the far‐reaching productivity and quality standards. Attempts have been made to examine JIT, its benefits and elements for their feasibility in Indian industrie...
Justification of just‐in‐time manufacturing systems for Indian industries
[ "Chandra S. ", "Kodali Rambabu " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09576069810230428
2,002
July
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10.1108/09576069810238754
<jats:p>Notes that, until now, to route robotics travel, most investigations have utilized the fixed coordinate of placement points and magazine of the traveling salesman problem (TSP) method to sequence the placement points after the magazine has been arbitrarily assigned. Points out that, in fact, robotics travel rou...
A novel tabu search approach to find the best placement sequence and magazine assignment in dynamic robotics assembly
[ "Su Chao‐Ton ", "Ho Li‐Hsing ", "Fu Hsin‐Pin " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09576069810238754
2,002
July
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10.1108/09576069910247591
<jats:p>Recent research has focused on identifying the role of technology in strategic manufacturing decision making in a particular industry, in this case the Australian wine industry. This industry was chosen because it has a major focus on the use of advanced process technology as part of its manufacturing competiti...
The role of technology in manufacturing strategy: experiences from the Australian wine industry
[ "Orr Stuart " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09576069910247591
2,002
July
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10.1108/09576069910264402
<jats:p>This paper presents a database system developed to provide a computerized environment for requirement management during the product definition phase. The scope of this database system is to facilitate and demonstrate a methodology for product definition by recognizing and adopting functional requirement patter...
A requirement management database system for product definition
[ "Jiao Jianxin ", "Tseng Mitchell M. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09576069910264402
2,002
July
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10.1108/09576069910264420
<jats:p>Experimental design is a powerful technique for understanding a process, studying the impact of potential variables affecting a process and providing spontaneous insight for continuous quality improvement possibilities. It has proved to be very effective for improving the process yield, process performance and ...
Reducing manufacturing process variability using experimental design technique: a case study
[ "Antony Jiju ", "Hughes Michael ", "Kaye Mike " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09576069910264420
2,002
July
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10.1108/09576069910280567
<jats:p>In this paper, the authors describe a geographical information system (GIS)‐based software system for managing and integrating multi‐facility warehousing and production systems that are distributed within a relatively large geographical area. The development of the software system is motivated by a unique wareh...
Highly constrained multi‐facility warehouse management system using a GIS platform
[ "Johnston David A. ", "Don Taylor G. ", "Visweswaramurthy Ganesh " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09576069910280567
2,002
July
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10.1108/09578230010378377
<jats:p>This paper explores the increased complexity that school‐based management introduces between schools and their external environments, and considers how principals respond. The two cases reported here reveal that principals rely on different sources of legitimacy in making two kinds of decisions. Factual decisio...
Site‐based decision‐making leadership in American public schools
[ "Ida Ortiz Flora ", "Ogawa Rodney T. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09578230010378377
2,002
July
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10.1108/09578230210421114
<jats:p>Understanding the multifaceted roles and responsibilities of the district superintendent as an instructional leader has proved to be a long‐standing and sometimes elusive endeavor. In spite of the consistency of research findings, instructional leadership remains one of the more controversial characteristics as...
Singing the same tune
[ "Petersen George J. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09578230210421114
2,002
July
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10.1108/09588689410063210
<jats:p>Markowitz showed that assets can be combined to produce an “efficient” portfolio that will give the highest level of portfolio return for any level of portfolio risk, as measured by variance or standard deviation. These portfolios can then be connected to generate what is termed an “efficient frontier” (EF). D...
Computing Markowitz Efficient Frontiers Using a Spreadsheet Optimizer
[ "Byrne Peter ", "Lee Stephen " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09588689410063210
2,002
July
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10.1108/09588689510088159
<jats:p>Outlines the context within which the need for valuations of leisure property is developing. Arguing that the profits method, usually adopted for the valuation of leisure assets, is little understood on a research‐based theoretical level, introduces the initial findings of research into practitioner understandi...
Leisure property: a question of profit?
[ "Sayce Sarah L. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09588689510088159
2,002
July
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10.1108/09588689510088168
<jats:p>The first authorized property unit trusts in the UK were created in September 1991, and have operated unspectacularly since then, as the current property climate has not, in general, been encouraging. Similar Canadian investment vehicles first appeared in the early 1980s, and experienced significant growth thro...
Authorized property unit trusts and the Canadian experience
[ "Ellingham Ian " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09588689510088168
2,002
July
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10.1108/09588689710160516
<jats:p>Outlines the attempts made over the past few years to develop the financial services required by Kiev City Council to function as a privatization authority. Looks at the privatization programme, the authority responsible for the transfer of ownership and the role the property management division of Kiev City pl...
The financial aspects of property management: the case of Kiev City
[ "Deakin Mark " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09588689710160516
2,002
July
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10.1108/09588689710167852
<jats:p>The UK Government’s Private Finance Initiative introduces new arrangements for the provision of buildings from which public services are delivered. These arrangements require the private sector to take on new forms of risk. Discusses the progress of the Initiative and focuses on a study to determine whether dif...
Perceptions of risk in the Private Finance Initiative
[ "Gallimore Paul ", "Williams Will ", "Woodward David " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09588689710167852
2,002
July
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10.1108/09590550010319940
<jats:p>Reviews the trends in Finland towards greater concentration and more hypermarkets, power centres and out‐of‐town centres. Provides the background for a mail survey of 857 householders residing in rural areas surrounding the small municipality of Aura. These residents are subject to the attractions of two nearby...
Retailing in rural Finland and the challenge of nearby cities
[ "Marjanen Heli " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590550010319940
2,002
July
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10.1108/09590550210423654
<jats:p>With the phenomenal growth of direct order marketing with the Internet and catalogs as alternative channels, customers increasingly face more choices of where to purchase goods and services. This paper develops a formal consumer model to explain channel switching behavior. Becker’s theory of time allocation is ...
A consumer model for channel switching behavior
[ "Reardon James ", "McCorkle Denny E. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590550210423654
2,002
July
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10.1108/09590550210433338
<jats:p>In consumer goods distribution, cooperative strategies are increasingly being used with respect to logistics and marketing within the context of efficient consumer response (ECR) between manufacturers and retailing organisations. In practice, with the aid of an explorative factor analysis four barriers to imple...
Implementation hurdles of ECR partnerships – the German food sector as an ECR case study
[ "Borchert Stefan " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590550210433338
2,002
July
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10.1108/09590559410051377
<jats:p>Rapid change in UK food retailing, in particular the entry of European discounters such as Aldi and Netto, has provoked speculation about the effect of these entrants on the major multiples. The discount sector is growing and the major multiples are trying to appear more price competitive. Reviews the emerging ...
The New Food Discounters:
[ "Hogarth‐Scott Sandra ", "Rice Steven P. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559410051377
2,002
July
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10.1108/09590559410062663
<jats:p>Resale price maintenance (RPM) is widely regarded as having a retarding effect on market development. The abolition of RPM in the 1960s provided a catalyst for the development of the multiple retailer who, by virtue of scale economies, was able to compete aggressively on price for the first time. However, RPM r...
Are Books Different? The Impact of Price on Retail Market Development
[ "Warnaby Gary ", "Upton Joanne " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559410062663
2,002
July
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10.1108/09590559510083948
<jats:p>Despite some significant success stories, there has been only a slow diffusion of awareness of the benefits and application of site evaluation techniques in general, and the application of geographical information systems (GISs) in particular. Four types of factors that have hindered the development of the use ...
A case for spatial decision‐support systems in retail location planning
[ "Clarke Ian ", "Rowley Jennifer " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559510083948
2,002
July
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10.1108/09590559510083975
<jats:p>Social and demographic changes are putting pressures on traditional gender roles in the house‐hold. Reports on the role of married males based on a large‐scale survey of upscale households. The data suggest that males in married households are responsible for shopping activities in varying degrees. The level of...
Married males and shopping: are they sleeping partners
[ "Roy Dholakia Ruby ", "Pedersen Birgit ", "Hikmet Neset " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559510083975
2,002
July
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10.1108/09590559510089203
<jats:p>Offering higher quality is a strategy which has been demonstrated to be instrumental in improving performance for many firms. Retail service customers, at the decision‐making stage, tend to form expectations about the service quality they will receive from cues which are available to them. Presents a methodolog...
Quality cues and retail target market strategy: a conjoint‐based application
[ "Amirani Shahrzad ", "Baker Julie " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559510089203
2,002
July
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10.1108/09590559510098681
<jats:p>Outlines preliminary results from a survey into retail security methods employed by retailers in central Dundee, and forms part of ongoing research into retail crime in this city being undertaken on a joint basis by the University of Abertay Dundee, and Tayside Police. Considers it to be the first survey of thi...
Retail security: a survey of methods and management in Dundee
[ "Pretious Mike ", "Stewart Robert ", "Logan David " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559510098681
2,002
July
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10.1108/09590559510103972
<jats:p>Reveals that the People′s Republic of China is a market in transition. The Chinese Government wants to modernize the retail industry as part of the movement from a planned economy to a market economy. Reports that a series of interviews with managers of government‐owned department stores and co‐operatives, free...
China: the planned to free market paradigm
[ "Sternquist Brenda ", "Xi Qiao Zhou " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559510103972
2,002
July
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10.1108/09590559510147127
<jats:p>Defines and discusses quick response (QR), with its relationship to vendor partnering, short‐cycle manufacturing, demand‐flow manufacturing, “virtual integration”, re‐engineering, just‐in‐time and efficient consumer response as an introduction to the results of a study on which firms are implementing QR and at ...
Quick response in retailing: components and implementation
[ "Fiorito Susan S. ", "May Eleanor G. ", "Straughn Katherine " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559510147127
2,002
July
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10.1108/09590559610119901
<jats:p>Provides a lighthearted view of post‐modernist links with retail marketing via the UK soap opera <jats:italic>Coronation Street</jats:italic>.</jats:p>
Post‐modernism, <i>Coronation Street</i> and retail marketing ‐ a bit of whimsy!
[ "Jones Peter " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559610119901
2,002
July
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10.1108/09590559710156080
<jats:p>Argues that global networked environments, such as the Internet and those of online service providers such as AOL and CompuServe, provide not only challenging philosophical dilemmas ‐ where nowhere is anywhere ‐ but more practical economic and operational difficulties for retailers and marketers, used to conven...
Retailing in computer‐mediated environments: electronic commerce across Europe
[ "Reynolds Jonathan " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559710156080
2,002
July
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10.1108/09590559710160355
<jats:p>Much of the existing literature on location does not address the problems faced by retail organizations at a strategic level, largely because it has tended to concentrate on the technical and policy issues relating to the evaluation and development of new sites. The reason for this lies largely in the geographi...
Towards a contemporary perspective of retail location
[ "Clarke Ian ", "Bennison David ", "Pal John " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559710160355
2,002
July
"Q3ZYXpDmlnqoMPV/zUkd+wb/R+lVM6NBXgUybXf9911MtBptcsRdGraBm/M1gaSrwE79zTOcEAVZ7G2t4Ej4DP2Ugecxs1iOEP9yKNu2doyFewSIU6KGL/C1rpoPRi+YpdM1H/iGwM1eRNtnB6b2AAfUTi3/1qEwTg7W1PRKBjE="
10.1108/09590559710160382
<jats:p>In the competitive business environment, retailers can obtain profit by strategic planning and delivering consumer satisfaction. Quick response (QR) is a new business strategy to maximize consumer satisfaction by implementing new technologies (e.g. barcoding, scanner). Reports on research which aimed to identif...
The impact of quick response technologies on retail store attributes
[ "Ko Eunju ", "Kincade Doris H. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559710160382
2,002
July
"UtZwTIjisN7ACLZ/PWId+1bVR2VVK7tvTkVyxzf7px1elBI9UsBZGjCQu2E3wKSqk474yTG0mkVruW2tZ01wGbUWC6HxxlCOCrUo6Ni2fsyrPdfoMyaKJ9y37JovRzPZjKs0HGiKUVxeQJtkBzc2EI3MSC9/UBE8TkNWVNULRjs="
10.1108/09590559710166322
<jats:p>The decision on which countries will participate in European Monetary Union (EMU) is to take place as early as possible in 1998, with the final run in, regarding the technicalities of introducing a single currency, starting on 1 January 1999. With this timetable in mind, examines some of the major issues which ...
European Monetary Union: the need for a contingency strategy within the retail sector
[ "Alexander Nicholas ", "Hutchinson Robert " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559710166322
2,002
July
"El0YDILmqhrEhJV37USRUzfPR8BxMbNKZRNXdzH/t/zGcBLVU0JAjz6IqmP1g6Tq0sqN4RGcGGnoaG/Y4HgcCOWXkeQmrFCukJpyaJ62FpSl/QTIo4CAP1ylPNk8BjaYhbM5Hj6Fh10SlTdtFzZ2Eoz/WLt1Qrs0Tlrc1JpTXmg="
10.1108/09590559810201169
<jats:p>This paper attempts to study the motives behind a Hong Kong‐Japanese joint venture between two retailers from the perspectives of firm‐specific advantages provided by both partners of the international joint ventures (IJVs). The analysis focuses on the local partner’s motives and how the IJVs have provided the ...
Motives of Hong Kong‐Japanese international joint ventures in retailing
[ "Wong May M.L. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559810201169
2,002
July
"UVbYLhrmjjqoCOV3nWqROjz9RnZ1E7fLdxF7fTP/s9wENFAtUkJcHj6UKwN0wbbr4MrrBTmcnZd5OCiNcFCaQPWWCeA8/FHOEHjsaJIkftyBbQ/i54LAO9yWvMofRXGIlPMd31CDIEycxJfhlyf2CsfG2ip+UrEwTkoclLs9HjA="
10.1108/09590559810201187
<jats:p>It is true that the process of what has been termed the “globalisation” of the world economy is less noticeable in retail distribution than in other sectors more involved in industrial activities. Nonetheless, a slow but steady trend towards establishing a presence in other countries can be detected. In this pa...
The internationalisation of European retailers in America: the US experience
[ "Muñiz‐Martínez Norberto " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559810201187
2,002
July
"Qld4D5r2qn6gkKV3zWKRewb9Q/F1A7dLVhUzejd/pt3GJEI1ckLcnm6AGUq0g6arwM7DjTGMGB2oem1Mclz6jOWWieC47FucgPryaLv2N5217RaI06OAL7i5vIkdD7GYh+M9npiBh03axBNtF6b2Ao3X2rv2RrExTtoUlHwKDlE="
10.1108/09590559810206489
<jats:p>The context for this paper is the growth of the out‐of‐town superstore and the subsequent decline of the town centre. It examines the development of a town centre loyalty card programme in the town of Leominster and reports on both quantitative and qualitative research carried out to assess the results of this ...
Loyalty cards and the revitalisation of the town centre
[ "Worthington Steve " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559810206489
2,002
July
"4txQXIimlj6gCMe/D2Cd0wbvR+FVH6EjaHUy5VX99UXusBq9VkRNmHaDq0P1w7SqgA71jROsFMeo7cmt0Wh4DfWXgMQ5h1iWgPFkKD22BtANX0XiEgKiP0il6tqfBDS5j7s1n/iG1V0WRN91D7a+Ao38Tq1/drIxTEvWRLzbDjE="
10.1108/09590559910252667
<jats:p>Despite recent debates in the literature surrounding the notion of absolute saturation in European food retailing, it is clear that concerns over saturation provide a partial explanation for the search for new markets overseas. For two European retailers, Ahold and Sainsbury, the USA has provided such a new mar...
Grocery provision in the USA: room for expansion?
[ "Silcock E. ", "Clarke G.P. ", "Clarke D.B. ", "Wrigley N. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559910252667
2,002
July
"c1d4Lpp8in7oLuV370AVW0fNR6BVF7PL3ldia/P9t8xOUFodckJZmraAu1m8kqTrwo7tpDGcGF3oqmmd4FS4jOWWkPQgx1qekHjyabimFt2HXTSIM7aCL6ytrsseBiKY46K9HviWmt3WxBN9Fya2Bsf0mCl3F5FwTifU1LwIDig="
10.1108/09590559910252685
<jats:p>A myriad opinions have been propounded to explain how “cyberspace” can be exploited by commercial organisations. For the most part they are speculative, visionary or promotional. This work seeks to redress the balance by focusing on the utilisation of the Internet within the UK retail sector and examining its p...
Cyber retailing in the UK: the potential of the Internet as a retail channel
[ "Doherty N.F. ", "Ellis‐Chadwick F. ", "Hart C.A. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559910252685
2,002
July
"Wt5oXgDmsj6AMPd/TWIdUwfFR+TUE7tjXl0yZ1f/98xOtBKlUsJNG7aCu0u0gaSr2M7lzTOcGAWI+m0tckl4nGSWi6U511mMiD5oKHs2Vd2nSwWAk6YiO8il6Jg7hiaIhfs1nrCAnt2WQIttF4ZiC434XK1nVoEUTkpUxNxLDjE="
10.1108/09590559910278560
<jats:p>A mail survey was conducted to identify personal characteristics, shopping patterns, and attitudes of potential innovators and non‐adopters of an interactive electronic shopping innovation. Differences among all potential adopter groups were also examined. A national sample of 2,500 US cable television subscrib...
Profiling potential adopters and non‐adopters of an interactive electronic shopping medium
[ "Eastlick Mary Ann ", "Lotz Sherry " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559910278560
2,002
July
"E9QcToDmIp6SMPb/rWAVSX/1Q+FUE6dHXhkSA1d/p93BNAate8RNDzCGuee2Q6Sjkl/lh7GcmM+ozk8pYGkw2WUWiqWx1U2GiLfyaJqmFtSteRXws6KOLTiU7B0/DXbchfs1P7KCjU3exJNlB6NmCo3iTC191hE4TkvW3N0aDjA="
10.1108/09590559910288613
<jats:p>Centrally‐planned economies generally put little emphasis on the retail sector. The communist government in Poland, for example, worked with an “economy of shortages”, where demand for most goods was greater than supply and there was no incentive to develop an efficient distribution system. However, in 1989 the...
Changing role of the retail sector in Poland during a period of economic transition
[ "Waters C.D.J. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559910288613
2,002
July
"MEN4TJCmqhrANrd3z2CdyRbl1fU0A7HrVku7R3d/t9XO1BI1ckBImzqDumJ0hbSqc07ZhbO8EF2K9u2K8Xi4DOWVieCeJ1COGLViKT72N92FXQSgw6KAP5g9rsg8BQyYhOMxHsifk11W1R9hBzb2Mo3tTCv2Rrs0SkbWxd0LTlM="
10.1108/09590559910297893
<jats:p>Describes the approach one company has taken to develop such a logical, time‐phased supply chain improvement plan. This approach involves input from a range of representatives from within the organisation, thereby avoiding the often misguided pursuit of “hobby horses”. The approach described has been derived fr...
Designing a supply chain change process: a food distribution case
[ "Samuel Donna ", "Hines Peter " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09590559910297893
2,002
July
"UPRITYgiGNjAuPd/3WMN+yz3Ri/0M+NfTxV2Xp//pZlYhBMfWkDcGHSQm2G9oYbnEc79rLmM2Eeq8GmtZkX4dKUWg8D67VGOAL546FEyPdW5+R7gQgSOK9hy/ZoIQt6Y/qc1vqCWlL7+yJthBmeyA8/CSSnuUII03WaX/PUbVjs="
10.1108/09593849610153421
<jats:p>Business process re‐engineering (BPR) promises to transform organizations by fundamentally altering their core processes, thereby achieving radical improvements in performance. As the number of actual re‐engineering projects increases, the rhetoric surrounding BPR has shifted to reflect greater cynicism and dis...
Coping with contradictions in business process re‐engineering
[ "Boudreau Marie‐Claude ", "Robey Daniel " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09593849610153421
2,002
July
"kH5YTACiMp6BiNf/HSmJG07XVs1UM9PjZlVy9BPv9NnMlFJ5UsJZXCKWvkvxUaTjkU/ULbHsmEfov80t0RsYDOmUAeP441G8irUKqFM2Ns2lOQDgGIKue4i5/Y6NBl+cx/kxXsi+h21+xI9kB3N2qo+OHC1vcYC0TeIXTfMadjA="
10.1108/09593849710194669
<jats:p>Examines the use of the soft systems approach in introducing information technology for an international broadcasting programme. International broadcasting is an important system for transferring knowledge to people in diverse regions. Presents the soft systems methodology in a case example on how the news prog...
A soft system approach in introducing information technology
[ "Na Songkhla Agapol " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09593849710194669
2,002
July
"SNwYfACmtV6xO/J1XWidayb3xsNcwYPXSlVSXFPusNxNEBod+8JMHiSGe2fww6TrIE/RDTWMGEMqtmUEyUTohn2WKsX4z9WMgr2IKNpmMG2haRRgk6TOaJyZ/No4Ra6NzJs1v7CRhczfxF9iN+bUis3gGCh/UgI4TPdUlrvLdjc="
10.1108/09593849710194696
<jats:p>In recent years, computer‐aided software engineering tools (CASE) have emerged to provide automation support to the software development process. Such automation is a revolutionary progress which promises dramatic improvement in software quality and productivity. However, despite such promises, CASE tools have ...
Adoption versus abandonment of CASE tools: lessons from two organizations
[ "Rahim Mahbubur ", "Khan Khaled ", "Hasan Selamat Mohd. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09593849710194696
2,002
July
"AFxYbIiiMJ7BKPddHGPMS56XxPPUM/NzZhBydHP98tzMAFJNWsBcGFIGcqkx0KTnMA/dDDCE0Afou10scEGYtG0WIWb4x1iuhD+SoNomN82hoxDhBiKKKVmZ/Zyupt6ciqs0/+iWB2VvzI9gZudUis/Dzy1v0qO8HE5WsfEfdlw="
10.1108/09593849810228002
<jats:p>Government‐owned monopolies are disappearing all over the world. These monopolies have been shielded from external competitors since their creation, and their liberalization and privatization are shaping an important role for competitive intelligence. In this paper, we analyze telecommunication deregulation in ...
The impact of privatization on organizational information needs
[ "Roberto Evaristo J. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09593849810228002
2,002
July
"GPVoXhhmGHqoesd332ARew731sR0JvPjTlNyJTde/1zu8BpVcsZNGjKQM3E04bXq8E7bTTGcGcsImmwN8dm4ZPWfg9C4z1mOgDmIKJM2tu2B6Q2gsYakP8yurAofBg6I57sVndiXg0w/hNPhGedWA7zGHrl3d5JUAkNXm3cYBnU="
10.1108/09593849910267206
<jats:p>Based on recent reviews regarding its use in information systems (IS) studies, this paper argues that action research is still not well recognized by IS researchers and mainstream IS journals especially in North America. To make the situation worse, existing criteria used to assess the quality of action researc...
Toward a framework for action research in information systems studies
[ "Lau Francis " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09593849910267206
2,002
July
"Ut9YXoiistqAWmJ/jWkdU0XlwsFds/NrdkFyfDP995zEIFo9YshNGjKmO09xwabrUc+0TTFMnjZhs02NUl+41v0WKcD8yFmshD+qqLNuNNeBKQXAkqKOM9ix6YIrBu6J5b80vrCTx2R+xMkgR2PWCo3Axylv0YKeDE9WwZU7XjU="
10.1108/09593849910278196
<jats:p>This paper considers the problems of evaluating the benefits of an investment in information technology and systems against a background of institutional change. It is based on a case study in the National Health Service and follows the progress of a project to introduce benefits realisation in NHS Trusts. The ...
The moving staircase – Problems of appraisal and evaluation in a turbulent environment
[ "Farbey Barbara ", "Land Frank ", "Targett David " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09593849910278196
2,002
July
"gnxUXEAikp7AuNf9P2GdbwbvQ+FTs+fxblZy9lP899nEkBq9SsJdADaGKkvwkaTjEE74TCUMkMfIis2o1U2IhP2WGkG4z1SsiLj4aJg2N/SleQTgkoKIO1A3/pLPRsqR5/slvviMB/12RN+lkxJ2Ao3Mbg1/27K0TGLU8fefNjM="
10.1108/09596110010309925
<jats:p>Examines the career paths of hotel managers in Mauritius. Three themes relating to career paths are explored: career mobility, career planning, and the value of certain skills towards career development. Previous research and the current debates surrounding these issue are presented, followed by an examinatio...
The career paths of hotel general managers in Mauritius
[ "Ladkin Adele ", "Juwaheer Thanika D. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110010309925
2,002
July
"w3lAXwLiuj6wStdzbWCVq2TPQvMXo5PhYn9z6VXv9Nng2BwdQsJJmDaLImH9QbTLgp7lb7mciI9Mblip8uzIBO2UHeT7jlCsGLXsaNY2PpS3XRWgYqKDJ4Cl/NoMhWeZx9sdX5qVg9BixZMjAj/2IoyFXilvV5J0TIbW0PUaJjs="
10.1108/09596110010330769
<jats:p>Explores the experience of the e´lite, private social clubs of London and suggests that they are a flourishing sector of the hospitality industry. The paper suggests that the traditional gentlemen’s club is being joined by a new type of e´lite private social club with more modern conceptions of the “clubbable”....
“Space I can call my own”: private social clubs in London
[ "Peacock Martin ", "Selvarajah Derren " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110010330769
2,002
July
"07tYXpDmCD7oAPf3TWiRawTPRuMXk4ejQFdyQFX/9l3i9Eu9UkJYGDqFq0G9wbTrQV7pWxGMGM0o/kQt8OFYjOqWgOR1j0iMmPX2aM02lsyleRWgsqaCB4il/YINBTaZhfscn9iG691yVZNjDy8Wg63s3A1/95H0SLbW2HBKDjg="
10.1108/09596110110365607
<jats:p>Reports on an investigation which identified a number of barriers which deter some hospitality industry employees from taking advantage of formal study opportunities. These barriers, which are categorised as informational, situational, financial, institutional or dispositional, need to be examined further if we...
Identifying the perceived barriers to participation in tertiary education among hospitality employees
[ "Barry O’Mahony G. ", "Sillitoe James F. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110110365607
2,002
July
"x1pEfAvmPx7gQbeVb1iV60XHQs97s5PlYl1yIVH/9J3AlEpdUkJYGq6FGwO1E6bLX465TZOMiIUcS8wt43XSBdSUiuS9j1HsnjKtYMI2P9SXGSXgciK4Ncml/so9ACeJ55sVP1qUh/ni1JtnRL7mso0kCi9nVJH1TKbXjPObJjk="
10.1108/09596110210424466
<jats:p>On course convenience cart service is an important component of a club’s food and beverage mix. Not only do convenience carts contribute gross and net revenues, but research shows that they are an expected amenity that increases members’ overall satisfaction with the golf experience. Factors that impact whether...
Convenience carts: on course to provide food and beverage service
[ "Clemenz Candice E. ", "Weaver Pamela A. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110210424466
2,002
July
"1/vQXEFmgJrIOGeUK2CZoWzdV+ZdM+fkVkVwwWXV593O9E69EsNNHz6Ci9G1YLSrUsuJhwm8WCWpzV25QWJYXXqWgDQxxkiKuPH4aJI305y5GUfgYia6Sci3jZKtgD7ZhqM9T9qOAz7aRdFpgzoaEuWsSiZ3d7CBSPbXXN4dDjg="
10.1108/09596119410052026
<jats:p>In the quest to ensure adherence to best practice throughout the Army′s Catering Training Centre, the Army School of Catering enrolled in a series of workshops towards a better understanding of Quality Assurance and Control. Outlines the initial approach taken and describes how the original thought of writing U...
Competing for Quality in Military Catering:
[ "Giles Rodney ", "Sinclair Don " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119410052026
2,002
July
"UllJXYjmmR7ACffxf0a96wyFhJ1OM+NNRkNmdZHv/JxIVBtdAkJNHGSF60vVkaXvHA/9jWGeyAet4OjsYWa6xPWUEuPUj1GmmrUAqIime9SB+QHgEiKKSYmv/p6MRgvZ6qsVnLASl3SiZdthRmoEl43U2A1vVZCUTXZWy59PRjM="
10.1108/09596119410052071
<jats:p>Describes the “Way of Life” (WoL) Quality Improvement Programme, which was an attempt by Prudential Assurance to improve its position in the marketplace. The programme concentrated originally on the workplace problems and tried to eliminate them. A four‐point strategy was developed and mechanisms were installed...
The Prudential Experience of Total Quality Management
[ "Messenger Sally J. ", "Atkins Tony " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119410052071
2,002
July
"0qkcTIiim1rQCLfzVWN961f9Q8R0s/FjRnAy5BH/5J3ckRIZUsBcWH6H22MV0aPjE83VjaOk3Fbp+uhgQ3ooBeKVgcD4z1CNiPHIqZGmNvSxb1WgADCKrwgm/Z4NAJO92/MxnLqetxzOFN9hQW8WEczAyA//TLL8TGJWTfn6djs="
10.1108/09596119510079990
<jats:p>Looks at the different perceptions of success held by hospitality managers, as gauged by a survey undertaken early in 1994. Analyses the tensions between the various perspectives and relates them to their institutional settings and the personal characteristics of managers. Rather than developing an objective cl...
“A job well done”: hospitality managers and success
[ "Peacock Martin " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119510079990
2,002
July
"wrBNfgjknn6ITNf3X2idoxTvR8Fbs7OjYl9yQRX+9N1AEBtdFkBNmCqHumuxEbSLAD49jbuciJVtu+yt8FzKBeaUkuL6j1GsEPigoJE2ftStiBWg8qDbJqm1vooNJj+ZhNM9HvKmg2xi1J/hzp+Wgo2M3Cp105EwTDJW1fGNIjA="
10.1108/09596119510090726
<jats:p>Outlines the changes which have occurred in the hospitality business environment during the period 19901995 and reviews the resulting changes in skills, attitudes and competences now required of hospitality managers. It is important that these developments are reflected in the hospitality operations management ...
Change, opportunity and the new operations management curriculum
[ "Johns Nick ", "Teare Richard " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119510090726
2,002
July
"0HgcXgPmvz6gWJfRz0A96xbvA8R3I9PjYl12Q1f/tJ3IUFsbEkNJDL6Du/O1A7SrBY+8jZmMiIct6mwNe3XQhOGVl+S4j92MhPDmIKE3esSnDQWi8mKCIpi9vhodIE+Z69M1HnCFk9xCwZthRqaWMo3F+Cj/V5l0DL7WwJEdAjE="
10.1108/09596119510095352
<jats:p>Utilizes “critical incident analysis” to uncover business traveller attitudes to current changes in business travel policy. Examines the importance of flight and hotel arrangements as part of the motivation and satisfaction of the business traveller. The findings provide evidence of how the self‐esteem of trave...
The relative importance of hotels and airlines to the business traveller
[ "Gilbert David C. ", "Morris Lisa " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119510095352
2,002
July
"2thS3qPgqFqA2Nf7kWgdIwbPR8ZVk5OjYlNi4Fff7N3ngQqdF8tcGv6Cs2H1kaTrAs7dCxGsiIco7+4NU1FInuU2gOS7jVmOgLNoqJW2dNylP1Woc6SOF+mtqdIvK+65hfMdWdKWhwhawJthHm4WEYUvGqx3VZNgTMPWRDkbdjg="
10.1108/09596119610126103
<jats:p>Reports the preliminary findings of a study examining the relationship between issues of sustainable development and the operations of small tourism businesses. Indicates that detailed questionnaires were administered to owner managers of small tourism firms in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. States that the...
Sustainable tourism: the role of the small firm
[ "Horobin Helen ", "Long Jonathan " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119610126103
2,002
July
"R/RYXsruMt7BCNe3X2idM2ZvR8ZXk7MiZhtySEH87HXEFQq9U0BNGq4Fm0FxYrTrQA70mJGMDJWJ70+N83F4Do0XgeC65kjlEPNqKJOy9FyNWVy6A6Skd8WBL5qMBi6Z4fs93ximx+hiWBsjl3IWoAXtniF3UZH0CLfUxbBdBiQ="
10.1108/09596119610129803
<jats:p>Looks at the selection criteria for vocational courses from the viewpoint of graduate employers. Asks the question: to what extent can the selection criteria for vocational degree courses reflect those qualities which are sought by subsequent employers of the graduate trainees? Questions graduate trainee recrui...
Selection for vocational courses ‐ a consideration of the viewpoint of graduate employers
[ "Ineson Elizabeth M. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119610129803
2,002
July
"on/VfQLsM9aQSqfU10qR6wXHQMuXH9PppF16Z9nv9PzhsBpVQkqM2i6HKcu0QKarcA/UF1ssjZUsan8sQG3SBNWUm+Sch1msnrzgaNKkH5CJGT3j96KgaImV/lKNIjuZBFMVP9Kwp/zCFJdnAi+Gsonk2qt/VJKwXLpFxbKXLj4="
10.1108/09596119610152014
<jats:p>Reviews the activities of the European Union (EU) (1994‐95) and the published work of UK‐based associations, government bodies, analysts and consultants (1990‐95). Identifies the relative influence of the EU in gaining wider recognition for hospitality and tourism and industry research in tracking salary trends...
Hospitality and tourism impacts: an industry perspective
[ "Costa Jorge ", "Eccles Gavin " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119610152014
2,002
July
"0hmYf4ruvh6oVpfxG0w1cwbPRsZds/GiRVV3QRH2/v1GUBpdV0NZmT6Eqkm9wrTrUNr3zzm0gJetr1qN40FeBM2WkOK+jVG+GbhyILV2shSleRWig6bQN4iltMisLieazcM9nFqEpdRy1ZdjHz4Ooo3F2q91a5h0QB5WVIobLiA="
10.1108/09596119610152032
<jats:p>Reviews developments in travel and tourism marketing as reflected by articles published in the <jats:italic>Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing</jats:italic> over a four‐year period from the journal’s inception in 1992‐1995. Identifies five main themes (economic psychology, market segmentation and travel pa...
Diverse developments in travel and tourism marketing: a thematic approach
[ "Hu Clark " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119610152032
2,002
July
"etCUXoviqH7IWJfzTWw8MxbvRcRVl/ejchFSYVX85nTGwErfU8hZmn6Gm2G1Q6SrwV7/RxOMkJds/yoNY2RYHnwWAOK4zFGOAL5qLPMn8l2FeRWgEqSGNsm5uFItBG6ZxfO93TKFg/xy3ANjBz6WAq/tzKp3c5F6DJtEVDUrJjs="
10.1108/09596119610152041
<jats:p>Examines aspects of tourism development as reflected by articles published in: <jats:italic>Annals of Tourism Research, Tourism Management</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Travel and Tourism Analyst</jats:italic> during 1995 (sustainable tourism, transport, new products and the future of tourism) and during the s...
Perspectives on tourism development
[ "Eccles Gavin ", "Costa Jorge " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119610152041
2,002
July
"6cAU/5rmqD7IWIbTX2y9Uwb/RMdXg7Ujch1SYFf85HDGUBrfV8FYGP6Pm0Ex47TrAD53ixeMiJUEP+oNQ0B6HG2WAWK+jFiNELh0LNenUlyFeRSiIuSUFum56FItAa6ZydM839KHgfxSRp8jB7qWgs3FzK93c5F0KA/W1LFpJzo="
10.1108/09596119710157559
<jats:p>The reawakening of the Northern Ireland tourism industry, in 1994, has developed a growing business confidence that international tourist levels will increase. Unfortunately, there is not a range of suitable accommodation either in standards or in number to cater for an influx of visitors. Examines the developm...
The future of the Northern Ireland accommodation sector
[ "Wilson Mervyn D.J. ", "Roberta Smyth S. ", "Murray Anna E. ", "Black Margaret A. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119710157559
2,002
July
"8zEafsPkrB6BCLefQ0y1YybvR+VTt/eiSVlnYVXs9vzCxErdFEjYmT6Jmke9w6SrQi/1jQu8SJXN7Wit+3CaXO2VgWbejFi8HLXmKOOmVHUH/V2gUqTRM+GlvtotoiaY4/MV3ZiihfxyVFFjBnYWo82tyKl3dZFwTAdGRDhdHzg="
10.1108/09596119710164632
<jats:p>With the pizza food service market becoming increasingly polarized, the independent operators are operating in illiberal market conditions. Presents a taxonomy of competition within the food service market, and suggests that the independent operators could become a member of a consortia to help improve their po...
The new fasces* of the fast food market? The potential for consortia in pizza home delivery
[ "Price Stuart " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119710164632
2,002
July
"kdVMbojmmn7QAif36UCVK2f1Q4IUU5GjT1NwxRN/511CdBo1UEMYH/qGi+l1hpTr0l+9hTucGEH9qnmNc3CYTfQWiOI591jOgDmiYNO2qt2LWQWgsYKSLW68rEkfRyTZhcI9n/CGC1Z+0JNrAypcIhTlnKH5d5M1SLpW1p4aTjQ="
10.1108/09596119710185828
<jats:p>Understanding the key forces of supply and demand within a competitive environment is essential, if one aspires to obtain and sustain competitive advantage. Unfortunately, the growth in the UK hotel sector has not been matched by the provision or detailed analysis of information sources. Typically supply‐side s...
Trouble in the UK hotel sector?
[ "Phillips Paul A. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119710185828
2,002
July
"Q/LMfhLmCDroWPK/XWCVYwbvRWQXF5HrR0VzYTX/9FxCxBBZUkJZGj4Ju2U1gbbrwY65KTucmM1J+mmN82HQDc2Wiea63lHcHvxiIOInsN0leCWoA6eCK+qlvpkODmaY5fM1H3CAhdwS0JvjEm6WAo3lGq53cpN0bgvUxpIbBig="
10.1108/09596119810210279
<jats:p>This article reports key findings from a comprehensive survey concerning budgeting within UK hotels. A postal questionnaire was sent to company finance directors. The results are based on 44 companies representing a 45.4 per cent response rate. It considered many aspects of budgeting policies and procedures suc...
UK hotel operators use of budgetary procedures
[ "Jones Tracy A. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119810210279
2,002
July
"w39cTsHiOB7ASNPXf2Ad6ybPTsBVM6PjblFmIVX89NTCiDIZ20NJGbaAskF1QaCrRQ65CTmcEN/Pi0yNclVOBe8UkPH6z1C0jP36YPgmfNSl+S3oYKaQO8WlupsMB2bZm5sVHtCUl1xi1VtnVnw2ko3lCi9nUpO1DOPSbNFZZgE="
10.1108/09596119810210369
<jats:p>An in‐depth analysis of hospitality certification programmes was conducted. The study revealed important insights on certification demographics, development processes, certification paths, administration, benefits of certification, credibility and the future of certification programmes. It is found that develop...
Hospitality certification: experiences in North America ‐ international implications
[ "Birdir Kemal ", "Pearson Thomas E. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119810210369
2,002
July
"wljMXYHitH7ACPPzS2K9qwbnQoFVs/PLRnVyYVH/9J3CVFrdUkJZGGqPi0k1EbTrABr8D5GUiIfN7sktY2XalTmWleTZj1Gkmnuy6NC234yZCRUgIqKaYYmFv5I6gW+ZzrsVfVq2gXBi1BtjBzcGgs3kuC1vVhPdTPZXULdfRjo="
10.1108/09596119810227703
<jats:p>The preponderance of small hotels in peripheral tourist locations is a universal phenomenon. This comment paper sets the scene for this special issue of IJCHM by analysing the small hotel sector in Australia. This sector shows many similarities with that of other countries, but in a somewhat more exaggerated fo...
Comment: Australia and the small to medium‐sized hotel sector
[ "Lee‐Ross Darren " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119810227703
2,002
July
"Q3PYfsqujD7oCPf3T2AxOwbvQsYXl7fjYhtz5HXv9nzA9Av9d0pYGq6NimMxwLTrwQ99DxmcWMWBqk+t8Vj4lMi0kPC51liMEPd6KdOmtJyFOwWi0qaiIuilq0svJSeYo/M9H5gGicx61RvjF2+XIw2cFC13V7FwTBfWVBAdTj4="
10.1108/09596119810227767
<jats:p>Examines the role of benchmarking within the small hospitality sector. Argues that there is considerable potential for improving service quality by this means, not only in the small businesses themselves, but also in tourist destinations, which often depend heavily on this sector. While benchmarking activity is...
Benchmarking: destination attractiveness and small hospitality business performance
[ "Kozak Metin ", "Rimmington Mike " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119810227767
2,002
July
"QnBYXsrmml6gSvf/D2kd6wbPR+BTk5PjThNzMFH9tl3KUQrdUkNcGiaLm8E1IaTrV755Tzu8WMfs/Xmt8UHoDcUUkOD/j9C8EP3gKNCmpNyNOxWqE6OCA+mlvdoOJye449M1HRiWx9BO0BthB28Wg43FWi1lU5N0THbWVRBLBjg="
10.1108/09596119810227794
<jats:p>This comment paper calls for a need to view benchmarking as a means to disseminate best practice in small hospitality organizations. Outlines the barriers to benchmarking in the sector and endorses the role and value of grading and award schemes as “external benchmarking” agencies.</jats:p>
Comment: benchmarking and best practice in the small hotel sector
[ "Ogden Susan M. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119810227794
2,002
July
"ElJdXEvivx7ATvP/b2o9qwb/R8FXs7PjTlNzdZH/tl3CVRpdekJYGCSNukE1IaTrVZ75TzO8GMfs/Wmt8UHwDc0UkOLbj1C8ALjqqMGm+tyNuQWqECOSQ4mlv9ouJyeY49M1HRgWhpRm0BvhA2+GAg3FQC1tU5NVTudWVBTPBjg="
10.1108/09596119810227820
<jats:p>Although in many respects, the Heart of England region can hardly be called “peripheral”, it nevertheless displays many of the features of out‐of‐the‐way rural destinations. Describes the outcomes of a research project into training provision for the small rural tourism business operator. It has identified that...
Rural tourism in the Heart of England
[ "Alexander Nicola ", "McKenna Angela " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119810227820
2,002
July
"w1hUXsmusLyACff3D2i5qybvBsVTE9OnYntmZFX99kTLkBrdB8lJGj6PC0O1A7TrB4/1DRuczIW870mN0WX8TNyUgWSbh1msgPFqCJy3cNSXGXygAqSaZ82tqtpJoC6o4dsdHdoWx/giYFtjB+YWI42tAq33f5P0TF/SRZC7Tj8="
10.1108/09596119810232211
<jats:p>Attempts to establish whether the corporate culture of an organisation can be effectively transferred to a country where a strong national culture exists. Investigates the influence and effects of the national culture in the People’s Republic of China on the work environment and the employees of international h...
Corporate and national culture ‐ an irreconcilable dilemma for the hospitality manager?
[ "Mwaura Grace ", "Sutton John ", "Roberts Diane " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119810232211
2,002
July
"AlpYbIhmth6kCMfVTWi9+3BvwsV1E7ftclN7SJv/sf3gAQpdU8JMHDKEMms0ALTrQB7rDzGMiZdsP+6o80XKzPWWD+G/rVWMEvW+gPcyPt63rQWo04LQN4CNvMoNBWSZjdMdj9CGB9hK3EdjB472AoXHWi93QpEwRqP293NaBjg="
10.1108/09596119810232301
<jats:p>In recent years, neural networks have become popular in the scientific and business fields. In the hotel industry, researchers have recently devoted attention to the application of neural networks to the classification of tourist segments and the prediction of visitor behaviour. However, no previous attempt has...
Room occupancy rate forecasting: a neural network approach
[ "Law Rob " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119810232301
2,002
July
"w/IEfpjigH7gXNKfZWCUOxbPRUUVM6HmTFdjYPf/9L3AIAIdUkVNGj6NG2Q1wabrxQC96RmMGJ9rmy2t+ldIAI0WgOT6T9WUFP40KPcjcL0lKgXp8qOWOsq1v5ksJSaJ7tMVXbCMxdyyVZPpAX4WC435CChncpNwbE/URlE7Fjw="
10.1108/09596119910250382
<jats:p>In an effort to understand the base differences between tourism and hospitality academic programmes, it is important to understand their philosophical relationships. Different types of philosophies will give rise to different orientations. The differential orientations often lead to conflicts. These conflicts a...
The importance of examining philosophical relationships between tourism and hospitality curricula
[ "Chen Kuan‐Chou ", "Groves David " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119910250382
2,002
July
"YnhcfoDgCB6gGtOTT1gdezTPEslet/OkclVSRBf+5N3CUFtdE8NJWD6EK+E1Q7TjUp5xB7uMiMcMfsAtY0TOjvmUC+ddh1TMkLAufNUzMt2FDRHiQqSKcoGF/sqtYC6JzZM1v1Bzh/pi3EdjVrAWIy+k3i1/W7lsDJ7Q1TFbbhU="
10.1108/09596119910293277
<jats:p>This paper demonstrates the value of a systems approach in considering performance management at an operational level in the hospitality sector. Systems concepts and techniques are applied in a hospitality situation, a hotel, to describe and analyse influences between subsystems. An operations management analys...
A systems approach to performance measurement in hospitality
[ "Southern Geoff " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09596119910293277
2,002
July
"UlNIXqjmtPqAWNd5HWgdowbnVuFVI4PjTlV2hFf+tt1CBFo7WkNcGC60u2GxFaTrFV61jTmcmtdp2P2s+VHgBf2UkOL7y9WMALaw6JE2ss3luhWoEqKGK8i1vpoOD86Z79M1nnKeBXReUFvjQ+uWAoXHVihl0oM0DHLW1HFbJhE="
10.1108/09600030010340851
<jats:p>The complexity, uncertainty, and diminished control found in global operations hinder the development of world‐class competencies. For example, as a firm rationalizes manufacturing, logistical challenges increase. As a result, cost advantages achieved through production sharing are often offset by higher logist...
Meeting quality and cost imperatives in a global market
[ "Fawcett Stanley E. ", "Calantone Roger J. ", "Roath Anthony " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600030010340851
2,002
July
"0lNJXBjmGhqg5NF3zUIRumfdx+Z2M/HzWxFycF/vpZ1EEBsdUsJcGX6QKkP1h6bj2Aw5DTmcmA0usW2pZkDaBOWUCeS4zFWsCnu6oZg0v8mhWT+oYxKKN9y8/pKeBJ+I18M13/i2lVZmwMtxB6f2go/HWi1vWAIQTEdXvdkaFns="
10.1108/09600030010340897
<jats:p>Namit and Chen recently created two algorithms to solve the &lt;Q,r&gt; inventory model for gamma lead‐time demand without using tabulated values. However, other less complicated solutions that do not require the use of tabulated values are currently available. This note demonstrated the relative simplicity of ...
A note on solutions to the &lt;Q,r&gt; inventory model for gamma lead‐time demand
[ "Tyworth John E. ", "Ganeshan Ram " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600030010340897
2,002
July
"03EcTpSiiJpALJIffWIV6zbzZV70J7P/TVdWS7XvplROxDAd20JMSX6Au6F3waLnzAO5wVmMGI3rgmmfYGQ5hY0UAeWy3FjmFD4wSPmmOs2B/QfIIgG1Y9im+pgOB7qY5pM1/LQ2hn8AxNtvlidUN83GiQp+UpPxbS6UjtMCVu4="
10.1108/09600030210415289
<jats:p>Outlines possible ways to question “what logistics knowledge is” and “how it comes about”, as a means to improve the craftsmanship in logistics research. The logistics knowledge‐creation activity is examined with respect to its content, context and processes. A framework distinguishing three levels of abstracti...
Logistics knowledge creation: reflections on content, context and processes
[ "Stentoft Arlbjørn Jan ", "Halldorsson Arni " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600030210415289
2,002
July
"xP9IXoqmmvqAnfG/TUsd2wf/Rud3F/vTVkVyYld/t9lOtFt9U8JZGny0CyH9wKTi2c/UjLEEmgUJ/u2tUUHYpv0WIuR4o1CugLsqqNEzs82hORbgU6auKZy0/pgORK6Y5bs3lLi71Gb2xd9nhydyIo/ASC1/U4KUzEqVgdcLFjM="
10.1108/09600030210430642
<jats:p>Presents a framework for the development of process measurement systems. The purpose can be described as reflecting a strong need for increased knowledge of the development of process‐oriented measurement systems for analysing the order process, as well as knowledge concerning the prerequisites for this develop...
Process measurement
[ "Ljungberg Anders " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600030210430642
2,002
July
"QldIboiimtqAitI9XWEd60b30OFVM6HrbldSdpf9tN1uMFsfa8BNGHSEO2XxgKSrEQ/UjTOMmo7Ju+2F5Et4tc0WAOX4zlCujL9yqNAyf8yn6RzgE4KOI9iX/JoYBt6Yx/s1vOiSRyVOzVtkVmNWCo2DTylvUZC8HGJUjbFZVjU="
10.1108/09600039410059996
<jats:p>Economies of former Soviet bloc countries are being radically changed from state‐run to market systems. One of the major impacts of such change is on the core logistical component of transport. Transport enterprises and their clients are attempting to adjust to the rules of a market economy. Attempts to delinea...
Restructuring, Privatization and Deregulation of Transport in Poland
[ "Rydzkowski Wlodzimierz ", "Barry Spraggins H. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039410059996
2,002
July
"uFkYXoKmmJrQG6dXx0S34Sb/ZaU1Q/Hj1VfjSF975cXO0Br1EsLYmu6GGnDckaDq00zbDYOsmNULNu1BQ1DoDucfAcC+rVCMiPF4OPbmN2+hWQqgu4OEP5wsqlgvBKqYhcMZntif11we1R9hB/92sqflDJv2R7P0QFLXhZ0PFhM="
10.1108/09600039410064008
<jats:p>In an era of global sourcing, the multinational firm′s success often hinges on the most appropriate selection of its foreign suppliers. International supplier selection, however, is very complicated and risky owing to a variety of uncontrollable and unpredictable factors affecting the decision. These factors ma...
International Supplier Selection:
[ "Min Hokey " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039410064008
2,002
July
"U2LofZigONqwmPd33UIV+kr9RfpUE7HDxhFzUBv/t9wElFINekJ8ijqAOEf9Q6bj0MLtBTmMm40sqj2NYEHaJm2eC6WwpF3MHPyqKNC2N8iBuRvoA6KiDcw8/JAPBLzIVtMVfpmXlUwSzJdnNyL2Aq/GyypmUpM4TMLWlXcOHjk="
10.1108/09600039410064017
<jats:p>Explores antecedents of individual influence in organizational purchasing decisions made by buying centres. Proposes a two‐step model whereby individual influence is a function of decision‐specific variables such as expertise, interest and personal stake in the decision. The decision‐specific variables are affe...
A Two‐step Model of Influence in Group Purchasing Decisions
[ "Wilson Elizabeth J. ", "Woodside Arch G. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039410064017
2,002
July
"Q/boHIDgMvrAsPd/72KV+g7tReFVM6tnRhEyAzf/99yOsBIde8QMGjKEOkO0RKaj1ErVBTmMmA0pKGyp0ENajOceCfS6hXmmmPLqaPc2voCNexnoMyKuJ+id/MMvBo7IpfM1HvCWgwVGxJNvDyB2Eo/C269v0JMgTuPW1PMcHjA="
10.1108/09600039410071235
<jats:p>Analyses the dimensions of service in the co‐operative buyer‐supplier interaction and presents an interpretative scheme which links some of the basic service management concepts with some critical aspects in the current supply environment. On the basis of the results from a case study of the Zanussi Appliances ...
Service Dimensions in the Buyer‐Supplier Relationship
[ "De Toni Alberto ", "Nassimbeni Guido ", "Tonchia Stefano " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039410071235
2,002
July
"0tRoXACmunrQsLdWX2CV6wT/QeLVE7PvV0NyUTf/88xupFsNekBcn3iAqWn1h5Sr1E7dpTmMmcdv+mWBcVj4bOWXguRQt1GGgvXgaNA2J7yBGzngU6KCK+i2+BgdBrzapOs3nviTX1RWxBNjEyIWAo3XWyxuUqM0DDrU1d8LPjs="
10.1108/09600039410071280
<jats:p>Conventionally, shipping companies have invested in large ships to achieve economies of scale. More recently, high speed ships have been proposed as a means of achieving timely service for customers and improving shipping performance. Yet another solution offered here is to boost the cargo handling speed at por...
Economies of Speed in Sea Transportation
[ "Laine Jouni T. ", "Vepsäläinen Ari P.J. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039410071280
2,002
July
"1NEYXgCuAlrgmMTVHUmZQSf3Q2d3Y5F7X0NzKp9n5EUO1VpxOsLYGOyQOyE14aTK0U6/zLmE2Mfbdzm1Q0j4H8cUAPSxxFicBDG06N6nH1ShX1+AY8GGvVyg9Ro+BI6ZhvM1ntqGlXZeBFthA6N0iq/HiKz/VbN4SGLWjPpfFjo="
10.1108/09600039510099955
<jats:p>Describes a procedure for modelling the costs of production and distribution between several production facilities with economies of scale and many customers who are widely dispersed. The problem takes the form of a large transportation problem on which is superimposed a cost minimization problem involving vari...
Improved modelling of physical distribution
[ "Murtagh B.A. ", "Sims J.W. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039510099955
2,002
July
"0/kIXqCmmtrg+dfXbUY9uyb9dWu1J6PTSRUzCh/vpxXOxBqNe0JcGP6ASWH1gqbn0A69jRuMmP0Con2hQ2L51K0WgPQwy1ikkDxqQFkmNN2FeR4AUoCMK9q8vpIYBc6Yp/M1lNCW1z+QhZvpA6fSAu3BDQb+FrNmTmPWl5MLVms="
10.1108/09600039610108548
<jats:p>Summarizes the changes experienced in the field of logistics in Hungary, although most of the issues raised appear similarly in other transition economies in Central and eastern Europe (CEE), typically in the Czech Republic and Poland. Discusses the immediate logistics consequences and company‐level responses. ...
Consequences of economic transition on logistics: the case of Hungary
[ "Chikán Attila " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039610108548
2,002
July
"EFk4XQKmirqgMrXXxwCR4ybfN9e1R/H79FciaHt75c3G0Jo1VkLcGP6KAnr8gaSq087YrTGMmEWLZm0NI1D4jvUcmeC8hVCuEPn6aF+3NZ6jWS6iu4ONH4i9rdgPQKmYgeM6Htyel15e0Z9wFiZ2so3Fzi93RrPwQMbXhZgKFlM="
10.1108/09600039610115045
<jats:p>Describes the elements of a successful logistics partnership. Looks at what can cause failure and questions whether the benefits of a logistics partnership are worth the effort required. Concludes that strategic alliances are increasingly becoming a matter of survival, not merely a matter of competitive advanta...
The elements of a successful logistics partnership
[ "Tate Karen " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039610115045
2,002
July
"0tH0XIqmsvqoKeXXDWyZ+67/Rw90M5vx9xFyczN/udBE0AodGsGdG26AmWr0k7SrkA74jDmFmIEtqGxlYnHIJOWWEeD571mOhPKoqNi0P92huQeo+4KALwi0rJoPRuiYlNs3lhCXFE72wItgB6N2goXDzC1/gbNwTEJdhbofNjI="
10.1108/09600039610116503
<jats:p>There is a relative dearth of literature which examines the implications for suppliers which deliver on a just‐in‐time (JIT) basis. Some authors suggest that there are significant benefits for both the buyer and the supplier through participation in JIT procurement, although there are other reports which claim ...
The benefits and costs of JIT sourcing
[ "Waters‐Fuller Niall " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039610116503
2,002
July
"UFBYTaaiuZrgpOfVX2aV62fxReZ1M6f/TxMyQ3/ntNzO1RIRekJcCXSDvmt9gaSHtQP5IDCkmIvqu2m4ZUE7Ce+UGeSaz1nmhrdqYNA2O/iJWwvqIwKOJ/iy/NIeRuvYqus1HyiSJlVaxNtmhgd2Ap3FmA9mUpDwTWfUtdObVjo="
10.1108/09600039610149075
<jats:p>Presents the <jats:italic>Concise Dictionary of Business Logistics</jats:italic> (<jats:italic>CDBL</jats:italic>) published in Russia in 1995. The <jats:italic>CDBL</jats:italic> with its 900 entries is both an A to Z reference work and a Russian language terminological glossary. Most of the entries are thorou...
Russian language logistics terminology: an attempt at systematization
[ "Rodnikov Andrei N. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039610149075
2,002
July
"kngcXKqmuHoQuPdXV0S56yb/dvY0A6PTVQdzSp9vrdRGxFoF08JMGGyEOiH9oKSq0E75hQGMmIMLBmyBe0D6rO0WAcSRz0iMFP6+aNGnd8yheRCAA4KNLZi4vJofBIqYheOznJ6Chn6a1J/rB6dWso/GTS7+UrF0bHbUzZELV1M="
10.1108/09600039710162268
<jats:p>The current trend of changes in global business is highlighting the importance of logistics in the development of Third World business and industries. Literature reveals that many of these Third World nations lack logistics facilities; the task of developing a good logistics system in these nations is quite cha...
Challenges to logistics development: the case of a Third World country ‐ Bangladesh
[ "Abdur Razzaque Mohammed " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039710162268
2,002
July
"RHNoX5qmkDrIqeVXhUQd8yT/d3t2B5NxURVzItb/pl1GlVod08DYGH6gGyf9waTrkI79jDEMmMcKY22NaWDYhLWcBWS8plisgLc2qFsmPcyhWRqgE4KoHdizvtoaBq6Yh2sVnJyHlGZaxEtnB6Z2io1ESypuRrL1TFJXjf0aFhg="
10.1108/09600039710162286
<jats:p>The Japanese distribution system is often accused of being inefficient and responsible for high consumer prices. Discusses some critical dimensions that make distribution appear to be less efficient in Japan than the US. An empirical study compares distribution costs at all levels of the channel in the two coun...
US‐Japan distribution channel cost structures: is there a significant difference?
[ "Pirog Stephen F. ", "Lancioni Richard " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039710162286
2,002
July
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10.1108/09600039710170584
<jats:p>Develops the concept of time‐based competitive strategies within the context of supply‐chain management. Explores the current interest in supplier integration as a source of competitive advantage in consumer markets and proposes that the Japanese influenced network sourcing model provides a method whereby the a...
Supply‐chain management and time‐based competition: the role of the supplier association
[ "Rich Nick ", "Hines Peter " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039710170584
2,002
July
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10.1108/09600039710170593
<jats:p>There can be no doubt that distribution, in the widest sense of the word, is operating in a rapidly changing environment in the UK new car market. In particular, the supply and stocking systems for new vehicles have been subject to greater change since 1992 than at any time in the past and, it must be emphasize...
Supply and stocking systems in the UK car market
[ "Kiff John S. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039710170593
2,002
July
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10.1108/09600039710188585
<jats:p>Decision analysis in management science employs concepts from economics such as utility functions and indifference curves. A utility function <jats:italic>U</jats:italic> models the “satisfaction” that a customer obtains from logistics service. Here <jats:italic>U</jats:italic> depends on two attributes (lead t...
Customer service in physical distribution: a utility‐function approach
[ "Bookbinder James H. ", "Lynch Maureen E. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039710188585
2,002
July
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10.1108/09600039810205962
<jats:p>The aim of the present article is to decide the ideal number of warehouses for a food manufacturer in the north of Spain (Asturias) for the year 2000, and their ideal location in the Spanish Peninsula by cluster analysis. The stages followed are to comment first on the underlying assumptions of the study, then ...
Determining warehouse number and location in Spain by cluster analysis
[ "de la Fuente David ", "Lozano Jesús " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039810205962
2,002
July
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10.1108/09600039810222710
<jats:p>Provides a comparison of the transportation‐logistics education situation in Canada with the more gloomy one in the USA.</jats:p>
Transport education in Canada: a contrast
[ "Ruppenthal Karl M. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039810222710
2,002
July
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10.1108/09600039810234933
<jats:p>Describes the analysis of the logistics system of a supplier of anhydrous sodium sulphate to the Australian market. This examination considered the total cost and customer service implications of the present supply of this bulk product from one Canadian and US west coast source, its unloading at three Australia...
Evaluation of alternative logistics operations for the national supply of an imported bulk commodity
[ "Gilmour Peter " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039810234933
2,002
July
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10.1108/09600039910253887
<jats:p>There have been numerous extensions of the maximum covering location problem that has been developed in the last decade to deal with facility location. Most of the research, however, addresses a single attribute or objective. In the case when a single criterion such as minimizing average response time to access...
A multi‐objective logistics model for a capacitated service facility problem
[ "Jayaraman Vaidyanathan " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039910253887
2,002
July
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10.1108/09600039910268601
<jats:p>Surveys the importance of logistics services attributes to small and large international shipping firms (shippers/sellers). It appears that service priorities of international shippers are consistent with the findings of previous (US domestic) carrier selection. Reliability, transit time and cost rank in the sa...
Service priorities in small and large firms engaged in international logistics
[ "Pearson John N. ", "Semeijn Jake " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039910268601
2,002
July
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10.1108/09600039910283640
<jats:p>The literature on the facilities location problem is quite extensive with a wide variety of solution methods for addressing these problems where the objective is cost minimization. Develops a branch and bound algorithm for solving the uncapacitated, multi‐period facility location problem where the objective is ...
The uncapacitated multi‐period facilities location problem with profit maximization
[ "Canel Cem ", "Das Sidhartha R. " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039910283640
2,002
July
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10.1108/09600039910299959
<jats:p>In spite of the wide experience already developed in the field of internal logistics using radio frequency, many companies are wary of its implantation due to the fact that the benefits of this technology are not easily quantifiable in most cases. Develops a detailed discounted payback analysis of the cash flow...
A payback model for radio frequency in warehousing
[ "Adenso‐Díaz Belarmino ", "Gascón Fernando " ]
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039910299959
2,002
July
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