Manufacturing strategy and competitiveness

K Demeter - International journal of production economics, 2003 - Elsevier
The importance of manufacturing strategy (MS) has never been questioned and has been
emphasized in many theoretical concepts, frameworks, and models. There are only a few …

Production competence and business strategy: do they affect business performance?

SK Vickery, C Droge, RE Markland - Decision Sciences, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this article is threefold. First, a comprehensive measure of production
competence that assesses the level of support that manufacturing provides for the strategic …

Knowledge is power: The impact of entrepreneurship education on the international entrepreneurship performance

X Zhou, C Ma, X Su, L Zhang, W Liu - The International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Integrating and utilizing resources to seize business opportunities in complex and changing
international markets is the key to enhancing the performance of entrepreneurial ventures …

An information-processing model of maintenance management

L Swanson - International Journal of Production Economics, 2003 - Elsevier
In the past two decades, changes in the production environment have made the task of
making decisions about allocating maintenance resources and scheduling maintenance …

An empirical study of the relationship between production technology and maintenance management

L Swanson - International journal of production economics, 1997 - Elsevier
In an increasingly competitive environment, manufacturing firms have continued to
implement new technologies aimed at improving plant performance. These new …

Towards theory building in manufacturing flexibility

A Das - International journal of production research, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
This study consolidates and extends previous research to propose a theoretical framework
of manufacturing flexibility. The framework proposes antecedent roles for manufacturing …

Strategic production competence: convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity

SK Vickery, C Droge… - Production and Operations …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
A resource‐based construct of manufacturing competence, termed strategic production
competence, is examined with respect to its convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity …

Computerized maintenance management systems: a study of system design and use

L Swanson - Production and inventory management journal, 1997 - search.proquest.com
Computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) have been recognized as a
valuable tool for improving maintenance performance. The design and use of these systems …

The effect of manufacturing strategy on organizational performance

RC Rose, N Kumar, HI Ibrahim - Performance Improvement, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The research reported in this article investigated the effect of manufacturing strategy on
organizational performance in the Malaysian electrical and electronic sector. It was revealed …

Manufacturing and marketing interdependence in the new venture firm: an empirical study

RH Deane, PP McDougall… - Journal of Operations …, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
This research addresses the interdependent nature of manufacturing and marketing
decisions in new venture firms. Based on an empirical study of new venture firms in the …