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The effect of specialization on operational performance: A mixed-methods natural experiment in Danish healthcare services
Søren Halkjær, Rainer LuegThe purpose of this paper is to analyze how specialization in hospitals affects operational performance, measured by the length of stay and readmission rate. The authors assess a…
Global sourcing strategy and structure: towards a conceptual framework
Fu Jia, Guido Orzes, Marco Sartor, Guido NassimbeniThe purpose of this paper is to develop a synthesised conceptual framework for global sourcing (GS) strategy and structure.
The role of geographical distance and its efficacy on global purchasing practices
Frank Wiengarten, Eamonn AmbroseThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent to which the geographical location of and thus the geographical distance between buyer and supplier impact on the efficacy…
Knowledge capture to inform sustainable maritime operations
Andrei Kuznetsov, John Dinwoodie, David Gibbs, Mark Sansom, Harriet KnowlesThe purpose of this paper is to report an explicit taxonomy of maritime operations (MO) to guide harbour masters (HMs) of smaller ports in planning more sustainable operations.
Mapping the operations and supply chain management field: a journal governance perspective
Thomas F. Burgess, Paul Grimshaw, Luisa Huaccho Huatuco, Nicola E. ShawThe purpose of this paper is to address the following research question: how do the interlocking editorial advisory boards (EABs) of operations and supply chain management (OSCM…
Performance impact of supply chain partnership strategy-environment co-alignment
Prashant Srivastava, Karthik N.S. Iyer, Mohammed Y.A. RawwasThe purpose of this paper is to enhance understanding on supply chain partnership strategy-environment context co-alignment and its relationship with performance. Using the…
Manufacturer-supplier relationships and service performance in service triads
Antonios Karatzas, Mark Johnson, Marko BastlThe purpose of this paper is to explore the role of the manufacturer-supplier relationship in service performance within service triads.
Organisational learning in SMEs: a process improvement perspective
Rupert Lawrence Matthews, Bart L. MacCarthy, Christos BraziotisThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how organisational learning (OL) can occur through process improvement (PI) activities, leading to sustained improvements over time in…
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- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen