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Autor:
John G. Wacker, Danny Samson
Publikováno v:
Operations Management Research. 14:451-466
With the increasing use and availability of computing power and raised consumer power comes the need in competitive markets to produce and offer products and services that provide as precisely as possible the exact features of offerings that match cu
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Production Economics. 153:1-12
The successful use of lean manufacturing (LM) practices requires more than the use of tools. Although manufacturing facilities worldwide use LM practices, dimensions of a nation׳s culture may moderate LM׳s effect on operating performance. Based on
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Production Research. 52:482-495
Productivity of professional service is difficult to measure, due to the high degree of customization, variable throughput time, and high degree of labor intensity. Using the complex design engineering for large construction projects as an example, t
Autor:
Thomas Y. Choi, John G. Wacker
Publikováno v:
Journal of Supply Chain Management. 47:8-11
We examine select theoretical papers from the Journal of Supply Chain Management (JSCM) and Journal of Operations Management (JOM) over a time period of the last 10 years. Our study reveals good theory-building practices. We find that the authors del
Autor:
Thomas J. Kull, John G. Wacker
Publikováno v:
Journal of Operations Management. 28:223-239
Globalization forces managers to utilize manufacturing capabilities from countries with different cultures than their own, particularly from Asia. Yet quality problems in China have raised concerns among managers and researchers as to how to assure p
Autor:
John G. Wacker
Publikováno v:
Journal of Supply Chain Management. 44:5-15
Business academics have focused their attention on empirical investigation of programs' effect on organizational competitive performance. These studies primarily emphasize theory building. With the many definitions of theory, academics are not certai
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Production Economics. 103:863-872
Productivity is defined as the amount of output produced with certain combinations of input resources (capital, labor, etc.). Recent studies have indicated the value of non-production labor (e.g., engineers, product designer, quality inspectors, and
Autor:
John G. Wacker, Chwen Sheu
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Production Research. 44:1015-1036
Previous studies have empirically verified the operational benefits of manufacturing planning and control systems (MPCS). The literature, however, offers rather sparse and incomplete discussions regarding the effects of MPCS on manufacturing competit
Autor:
John G. Wacker
Publikováno v:
Journal of Operations Management. 22:629-650
This study develops the need for formal conceptual definitions (sometimes called nominal definitions) and how to develop better measurement instruments for theory-building. It develops the underlying theory for ‘good’ formal conceptual definition
Autor:
Rhonda R. Lummus, John G. Wacker
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 22:1014-1031
The purpose of this article is twofold. First, the article examines how managers can make more effective use of sales forecasts for strategic resource allocation decisions. Second, the article identifies those research issues in forecasting that must