17th Annual Conference of POMSBoston, USA April 28, 2006 to May 1, 2006

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004-0002 Paul Humphreys Reducing the Bullwhip Effect When Facing Sales Promotions: A Genetic Algorithm Approach 1

004-0003 David Schmitz Implementing TS 16949 in a “Business-Driven Quality” Environment—Satisfying Both Customers 1

004-0004 Pauline Found Making It All "Add Up": A Systems Approach to Economic Sustainability 1

004-0013 Xiangyu Hout Minimizing Heat Deformation Caused in Metal Cutting 1

004-0017 Vincent Chung A Predictive Model for the Capactiy of Agricultural Farms That Is Responsive to Cyclic and Seasonal Climactic Patterns 1

004-0019 Peter Burcher The Roles, Responsibilities and Development Needs of Quality Managers in Britain and Australia 1

004-0035 David Güemes-Castor A Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Study of the Logistics Capabilities of Mexican States 1

004-0036 Kakuro Amasaka “HIA,” Highly Reliable Production System by Developing Intelligence Operator 1

004-0037 Jamshed Modi Industry-Academia Collaboration in Operations Management at the S P Jain Institute of Management & Research, Bombay 1

004-0038 Mads Christoffersen Treating the Information and Communication Technologies in the Offshore Outsourcing Process 1

004-0042 Klangduen Pochana Implementation of Knowledge Management in a Public University 1

004-0043 Jaruwan Klamklay Productivity Improvement in Production Process of Natural Dye Products 1004-0047 Raphael Petry Mass Customization of Sheet Metal Parts by Numerically Controlled Driving 1

004-0049 Bogdan Bichescu Workload Balancing Through Subcontracting: Applications of Fourier Analysis and Goal Programming 1

004-0057 Alejandro Domínguez-Torr Project Management in Noisy Environments 1

004-0061 Christine Hope A Comparison of Operations Management in Hotels in Germany and the UK 1

004-0062 Masanori Kodama Inventory Models under Exponential Demand 1

004-0064 Luiz Di Serio Develop a Reverse Supply Chain to Minimize the Poverty: A Brazilian Case Study of Recycled Paper 1

004-0065 Yih-Long Chang Job-Shop Rescheduling Due to Unplanned Supply-Chain Disruptions via Scatter Search 1

004-0069 Donald Liles An ANP Approach for the Development of a Reverse Supply-Chain Performance Index in the Electronics Industry 1

004-0074 Kristina Hahn Perfecting Patient Care: Applying the Industrial Model in Healthcare 1

004-0081 Washington Almeida The Measurement of Logistics Service Quality: An Empirical Case Study from the Pharmaceutical Sector 1

004-0086 Geraldo Cavalcanti Competitiveness in the Clinical Analyses Sector: A Survey Study in the City of Natal - RN/Brazil 1

004-0087 Geraldo Cavalcanti Study on the Environmental Perception in Clinical Laboratories 1

004-0092 Eric Gonçalves Credit Risk Analysis Applying Logistic Regression and Neural Networks Models 1

004-0093 João Ferreira Evaluation of Business-Process Management—BPM in the Context of a National Support Program to the State Exchequer 1

004-0097 Kakuro Amasaka An Intellectual Development Production Hyper-Cycle Model in Toyota: New JIT Fundamentals and Applications in Automobiles 1

004-0099 Luiz Di Serio A Methodology for Evaluating Supply-Chain Management Using a Conceptual Model as a Reference 1

004-0102 João Neto Technological Innovation and the Destructive Creation: The Emergence of Digital TV in the Brazilian Society 1

004-0103 João Neto Industrial Restructuring and (Re)Organization of the Work 1

004-0104 João Neto Educational Patterns and (Re)Qualification in the Contemporary Industry 1

004-0108 T. C. Cheng The Paradox of the Service-Profit Chain 1

004-0110 S G Deshmukh Revisiting Supply Chain Dynamics: Potentials, Challenges and Future Developments 1004-0111 Hong Woo Implementing ERP in China – Lessons from Leading Chinese Enterprises 1004-0124 Mohammed Dauda Cluster Supply-Chain Management: A Study of the UK Upstream Oil and Gas Industry 1

004-0125 Mohammed Dauda An Exploratory Study of Agility in the UK Oil and Gas Cluster and Related Supply Chains 1

004-0126 Bonnie Boardman Role of Logistics in Mass Customization 1

004-0127 Don Liles Design Ontology Modeling Using IDEF5 1

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004-0128 Rogerio Calia Know-How Absorption Stream Map: A Case Study 1004-0129 Rogerio Calia Business-Model Reconfiguration by Innovation Networks for Software Development 1

004-0131 Rogerio Calia Thirty Years of 3M’s Pollution Prevention Program 1

004-0133 Rolf Erdmann A Heuristic Model for Production Scheduling in the Foundry Industry with the Employment of Fuzzy Logic 1

004-0134 Paulo Miguel The Experience of the Discipline “Product and Process Design” in a Production-Engineering Undergraduate Course 1

004-0136 Antti Tenhiälä Solutions for Project-Based Manufacturing 1

004-0138 Steve Dunn Implementing Sustainability into the Operations Management Curriculum 1

004-0139 Mario Binder Enterprise Management: A Collaborative Approach to Managing Modern Supply Networks 1

004-0144 Matthias Holweg A Dynamic Determination of the Residual Product Value: Empirical Evidence from the Automotive Industry 1

004-0145 Terry Harrison Manpower Planning with Limited Hiring Opportunities: The Value of Stochastic Modeling 1

004-0156 Ana Barbosa-Povoa Supply-Chain Design and Planning with Product Return: An Optimization Approach 1

004-0159 Tatiana Levashova Context-Driven Operational Decision Support in Megadisaster Response Operations Management 1

004-0170 Jaime Fensterseifer RBV and Capabilities Creation on the Supply Chain: The Case of Environmental Management System 1

004-0176 Dimas de Braz Supplier-Alliance Implications to Performance Excellence: Maturity-Level Response in an Industry Process 1

004-0179 Robert Marble The Theory of Constraints and the Constraints of Theory: A Structural Equation Model for Supply-Chain Disruptions 1

004-0180 Michiya Morita Value-Creation Perspectives of JIT 1

004-0181 Björn Johansson Mobile Manufacturing System Characteristics 1

004-0182 Benjamin Avanzi A Credibility-Theory–Based Approach to Inventory Models 1

004-0184 Leonardo da Silveira Sant Technological Capability-Building Efforts: A Case Study from Brazilian Electro-Electronic Industry 1

004-0186 Alan Pilkington Conceptualizing the Field of Operations Management 1

004-0187 Robert Marble The Potential and Risk of Just-in-Sequence: An Empirical Study of the German Automotive Industry 1

004-0188 Suzanne de Treville Trading Off Between Heijunka and Just-in-Sequence: A Case Study 1004-0196 Yu Cui Operations Strategies to Realize DCM as the Next Stage of SCM and Case Studies in Japan 1

004-0203 Erik de Bruijn Empirical Research in OM: Three Paradigms 1

004-0204 Erik de Bruijn Building Theories from Case Study Research: The Progressive Case Study 1

004-0208 Surendra Gupta A Multi-Phase Mathematical Programming Approach for the Design and Marketing of a Closed-Loop Supply-Chain Network 1

004-0210 Surendra Gupta Strategic and Tactical Planning of a Closed-Loop Supply-Chain Network: A Linear Physical Programming Approach 1

004-0211 Surendra Gupta A Single-Phase Unified Approach for Designing a Closed-Loop Supply-Chain Network 1

004-0212 Surendra Gupta Effect of Preventive Maintenance Interruptions on the Performance of a Disassembly Line 1

004-0213 Surendra Gupta Linear Physical Programming Approach for Disassembly-to-Order System under Stochastic Yield and Product’s Deterioration 1

004-0214 Surendra Gupta Weighted Fuzzy Goal-Programming Approach for a Disassembly-to-Order System 1

004-0215 Surendra Gupta Performance Metrics for End-of-Life Product Processing 1

004-0217 Sarv Devaraj The Performance Implications of Consistency in Supply Chains 1

004-0220 Mike Gregory Taxonomy of Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS) Providers’ Supply Capabilities 1

004-0227 L.K. Chu A Multistage Stochastic Inventory Model in the Presence of the Commodity-Futures Market 1

004-0228 Shigeji Miyazaki Sequencing Method for Products of Various Assembly Times and Different Part Prices in a Single Workstation 1

004-0229 Lars Bengtsson Invest or Divest? On the Relative Improvement Potential in Outsourcing Manufacturing1

004-0230 Ya Ge Effective Rules for Scheduling Landside Operations of a Container Terminal 1

004-0232 David Bamford Sustaining Global Supply Chains: Expecting the Unexpected 1

004-0233 Hamieda Parker Management of Buyer-Supplier Linkages Aimed at Product Development 1

004-0234 Alberto De Toni Measuring Information-Systems Success: A Literature Review 1

004-0236 Malte Peters Efficiency Analysis under Consideration of Satisficing Levels for Output Quantities 1

004-0238 Christer Johansson Performance-Measurement Systems for SME in Collaborative Settings 1004-0241 Kai Nielsen The Minerals Industry and Sustainable Development: International Initatives and Corporate Sustainability Reporting 1

004-0242 Jingyu Zhang Models and Hybrid Algorithms for Inverse Minimum Spanning Tree 1

004-0243 Jordi Capó Construction of Virtual Supply Chains: A Case Study in Spain 1

004-0244 Vijayender Nalla Coordination with Supply-Chain Contracts in the Presence of Two Different Consumer Segments 1004-0245 Joseph Kasten Knowledge Strategy Drivers: A Research Framework 1

004-0246 Geraldo Ferrer A Taxonomy of Environmental Strategies 1

004-0250 Benjamin Clegg Management of Rotable Aircraft-Spares Inventory: Review of Practice and Development of New Solutions 1

004-0253 Jasna Prester Strategic Aspects of Supply-Chain Management in Croatia 1

004-0255 Marilyn Helms Bureaucracy Meet Catastrophe: Katrina's Lessons Lead to Emergency-Management Innovation 1

004-0256 Patrik Jonsson The Impact of User Environment on MPC Performance 1

004-0257 Jörgen Frohm Automation Strategies: Refinement of Manufacturing Strategy Content 1

004-0267 Natalia Castro Supply-Chain Issues in the Venezuelan Manufacturing Industry at a Glance 1

004-0272 Charles Schmidt Inventory Decisions with Fluctuating Currency-Exchange-Rate Model 1

004-0273 Sandra Rothenberger Trust and Corporate Performance 1

004-0275 Silvio Hamacher Managing Product Variety in Emerging Markets: A Comparative Study 1

004-0280 Eric Jack The Impact of Volume-Flexible Strategies on Performance in Health Services 1

004-0281 Victor Kraemer RFID Applied to Logistics: The Brazilian Experience 1

004-0284 Joao Csillag Statistical Analysis over Cost of Telecommunications Services Hired by One Carrier in Order to Improve Its Services 1

004-0285 Agnieszka Waronska Inter-Organizational Dependence of Supply Chains: Development of a New Leadership Prespective 1

004-0292 Marly Carvalho Critical Issues in Project-Management Best Practices Implementation 1

004-0296 T. L. Lau Exploring the Application Opportunities of RFID in an Elderly Center 1

004-0300 Jose Araujo Economic Model in the Production Chain: Production-Restriction Cost Analysis 1

004-0301 Yoshiki Matsui JIT Practices and Competitive Performance: Empirical Evidence from Japan 1

004-0304 Douglas Cardoso Demand Planning in the Brazilian Long Steel Market Using Neural Networks: One Alternative to the Traditional Models 1

004-0305 Joao Csillag Global Operations in Supply Networks and High Reliability: The Brazilian Beef Case 1004-0308 Claudia Rebolledo Inter-Firm Learning in Customer-Supplier Relationships 1

004-0311 Johanna Småros Managing Product Introductions Using Downstream Sales Data 1

004-0312 Guillermo Cervantes The Multicriteria Decision-Making Process as a Priority for Competitiveness in Business Organizations 1

004-0314 Samuel Camara Inventory, Profit, and the Uncertainties of the Production Parameters 1

004-0329 Roberto Lu Modeling of Mass-Customization Deployment to Long-Life-Cycle Products in a Large-Scale Manufacturing System 1

004-0330 Kym Fraser Implementation of Cellular Manufacturing: A Value-Adding Framework for Practitioners 1

004-0331 Kym Fraser Improving the Success of Team-Based Cellular Manufacturing: Identifying the Important Human Factors 1

004-0334 Li Jiukun Modeling for Evaluating Customer Satisfaction 1

004-0336 Surenda Gupta Pricing End-of-Life Items with Inventory Constraints 1

004-0337 Kabossa Msimangira Supply-Chain Management-Integration Practices: Some Problems and Solutions 1

004-0339 Yasuyuki Cho Beyond Personalization and Mass Customaization: The Wacoal Case 1

004-0348 Joao Csillag An Application of E-Mail Survey Using a Word Form 1

004-0349 Marly Carvalho Critical gaps in Portfolio Management implementation: a Brazilian case study 1

004-0351 Tugba Firdolas A Reverse-Logistics Provider-Selection Framework 1

004-0352 Joao Csillag Internet-Enhanced Corporate Communication 1

004-0355 Joao Csillag Manufacturers and the Use of the Internet to Suport Sales and Marketing 1

004-0357 Dale Flowers A Branch-and-Bound Procedure for Minimizing Setup Time for a Complex Crew Setup 1

004-0358 Carlos Gonçalves Positioning Strategies for a New Company in Established Market: The Case Of A Steel Industry Spin-Off in Brazil 1

004-0360 André Minkus Information Management in Industrial Service Networks 1

004-0362 Soeren Guenther A Methodology for the Segementation of Supply Chains 1

004-0363 Erlend Alfnes Value-Chain Control Studio 1004-0366 Joao Csillag Industrial Logistics and Their Adjustment to Internet Times 1

004-0367 Jorge Cajazeira Creating Sustainable Operations Using International Management System Standards 1

004-0370 Aldo Bastos Vertical Integration in the Supply Chain of the International Movie Industry 1

004-0373 Joao Barbieri The Impact of Management System Standards in the International Trade of Brazil 1004-0377 Joao Barbieri International Commercial Performance and Standardization in South America 1

004-0378 Joao Barbieri The Relationship Between International Trade and Standardization 1

004-0386 Júlio Facó The Role of Product Development at International Banks in Brazil: Three Cases 1

004-0389 Joao Csillag Does the Adoption of Criteria for Performance Excellence Affect the Shareholder-Wealth Maximization? 1

004-0390 Mike Byrne A Discussion on the Measurement of Manufacturing Capabilities in Manufacturing Strategy Studies 1

004-0395 Mauro Sampaio Stockout Management 1

004-0407 Samir Srivastava Comparative Analysis of SCM Practices of a Few Select Firms in India 1

004-0408 Sören Günther Decision Support for Negotiations of Flexibility Contracts 1

004-0409 Samir Srivastava Cost of Quality: A Foray into Supply Chain Upstream 1

004-0410 Marco Calamita A CPM Model Based on Axiomatic Design to Drive Companies Through the Lean Management Path 1

004-0411 Marco Calamita A Decomposition Model for Performance Management of Healthcare Operations 1

004-0412 Zenon Michaelides The Development of e-MRO-Maintenance, Repair and Operations in the Global Air Transport Industry 1

004-0416 Yolanda Barba-Gutierrez Environmental Consequences of the WEEE Regulation: An LCA Analysis 1

004-0422 Cristobal Sanchez-Rodrig Synergies Between Information Technology and Quality Management 1

004-0423 Elsa Benavides Implementation of Lead-Free Technology in the Integrate Circuits Terminals' Tinning-by-Immersion Process 1

004-0426 N.J. Brookes SIGN for Better Performance: Strategy to Improve Global Networking Within and Between Organizations 1

004-0437 Lumbidi Kupanhy The dynamics of the JIT/Lean system and its sustained successes 1

004-0438 Maria Frontini Innovation Management in Telecommunications: Reflections about Regulation Model and Digital Convergence Environment in B 1

004-0452 Anton Grutter Understanding the Growth and Decline of an Employee-Owned Co-Operative Enterprise in South Africa from an Operations Man 1

004-0462 Surendera Gupta Inventory Issues Arising from Balancing a Disassembly Line 1

004-0478 Yvette Peters Managing the Wait Experience at the Check-Out 1004-0481 Philip Sinclair A Decision-Support Tool for the Design and Planning of Operations of Civic Amenity Sites 1

004-0502 Ravi Behara An Ethnographic Approach to Safety in Emergency Care Transitions 1

004-0518 S G Deshmukh Modeling Flexibility in Dynamic Supply Chain Networks: A Multi-Agent-Based Approach 1

004-0520 Júlio Facó Customization and Flexibility vs. Market Segmentation in Banking Products: Brazilian Cases 1

004-0524 Michael Haughton The Delivery Operations Cost of Maximizing Comfortable Customer-Driver Relationships 1

004-0527 Sanjay Jharkharia An Study of Applications of ANP in the Context of Logistics and Supply Chain Management 1

004-0554 Fernando Laurindo Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling with Genetic Algorithm 1

004-0556 Umit Bititci Measuring the Value of Customer Management: Lessons Learned from the UK Call and Contact Centre Industry 1

004-0557 Meltem Denizel A Resource-Based and Context-Dependent Model of Firm Competitiveness 1

004-0571 Chester Chambers Supply Chain Postponement Contracts: A Game Theoretical Model 1

004-0578 Clandia Gomes Sources of Innovation: An Analysis of Managerial Practices of Italian Industrial Companies 1

004-0614 Ravi Behara The New C-Cubed for Knowledge-Intensive Services: Centrality, Collaboration and Communication 1

004-0634 J Black Teaching Lean in OM 1

004-0640 Farouq Alhourani Energy, Productivity, and Waste Management in Small and Medium-Size Manufacturing Plants 1

004-0646 Marco Calamita An Adaptive Model to Manage SMEs Through the Measurement of Their Performances 1

004-0652 Henrique Correa The Dynamics of Distributor-Managed Inventory in a FMCG Supply Chain 1

004-0660 Huseyin Deniz A Tabu Search Heuristic for Solving the Multi-Depot, Multi-Vehicle, Double-Request Dial-a-Ride Problem 1

17th Annual Conference of POMSBoston, USA April 28, 2006 to May 1, 2006

Paper Title Track Affiliation

Reducing the Bullwhip Effect When Facing Sales Promotions: A Genetic Algorithm Approach SUPPLCHN University of Ulster

Implementing TS 16949 in a “Business-Driven Quality” Environment—Satisfying Both CustomeQUALMGT Pro Results, Inc (Bearfoot, C

Making It All "Add Up": A Systems Approach to Economic Sustainability SUSTOPS Cardiff University

Minimizing Heat Deformation Caused in Metal Cutting SUPPLCHN Changwon National University

A Predictive Model for the Capactiy of Agricultural Farms That Is Responsive to Cyclic and Se OPSSTRAT University of the Philippines

The Roles, Responsibilities and Development Needs of Quality Managers in Britain and AustralQUALMGT Aston University

A Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Study of the Logistics Capabilities of Mexican States PERFMEAS ITESM, Campus Monterrey

“HIA,” Highly Reliable Production System by Developing Intelligence Operator JITLEAN Aoyama Gakuin University

Industry-Academia Collaboration in Operations Management at the S P Jain Institute of Ma TEACHINN S P Jain Institute Of Manage

Treating the Information and Communication Technologies in the Offshore Outsourcing Proce EBUSINSS Technical University of Denma

Implementation of Knowledge Management in a Public University TEACHINN Prince of Songkla University

Productivity Improvement in Production Process of Natural Dye Products OPSSTRAT Prince of Songkla UniversityMass Customization of Sheet Metal Parts by Numerically Controlled Driving MASSCUST Technische Universitaet Mue

Workload Balancing Through Subcontracting: Applications of Fourier Analysis and Goal Prog OMMODLNG University of Cincinnati

Project Management in Noisy Environments PRODINN Universidad Tecnológica de M

A Comparison of Operations Management in Hotels in Germany and the UK EMPRES Bradford University School o

Inventory Models under Exponential Demand INVMGT Hiroshima Shudo University

Develop a Reverse Supply Chain to Minimize the Poverty: A Brazilian Case Study of RecycledSUSTOPS Fundaçao Getulio Vargas

Job-Shop Rescheduling Due to Unplanned Supply-Chain Disruptions via Scatter Search SUPPLCHN Georgia Institute of Technolog

An ANP Approach for the Development of a Reverse Supply-Chain Performance Index in the ElSUPPLCHN University of Texas at Arlingto

Perfecting Patient Care: Applying the Industrial Model in Healthcare HEALTHCR Children’s Hospital of Pittsbur

The Measurement of Logistics Service Quality: An Empirical Case Study from the PharmaceutiLOGISTCS Fumec University

Competitiveness in the Clinical Analyses Sector: A Survey Study in the City of Natal - RN/BraziOPSSTRAT Universidade Federal do Rio

Study on the Environmental Perception in Clinical Laboratories SERVOPS Universidade Federal do Rio

Credit Risk Analysis Applying Logistic Regression and Neural Networks Models PERFMEAS São Paulo University

Evaluation of Business-Process Management—BPM in the Context of a National Support ProgPERFMEAS São Paulo University

An Intellectual Development Production Hyper-Cycle Model in Toyota: New JIT Fundamentals JITLEAN Aoyama Gakuin University

A Methodology for Evaluating Supply-Chain Management Using a Conceptual Model as a Ref SUPPLCHN Fundaçao Getulio Vargas

Technological Innovation and the Destructive Creation: The Emergence of Digital TV in the BraPRODINN Universidade de São Paulo

Industrial Restructuring and (Re)Organization of the Work JITLEAN Universidade de São Paulo

Educational Patterns and (Re)Qualification in the Contemporary Industry PRODINN Universidade de São Paulo

The Paradox of the Service-Profit Chain SERVOPS Hong Kong University of Scie

Revisiting Supply Chain Dynamics: Potentials, Challenges and Future Developments SUPPLCHN Indian Institute of Technology Implementing ERP in China – Lessons from Leading Chinese Enterprises ERP Middlesex University BusinessCluster Supply-Chain Management: A Study of the UK Upstream Oil and Gas Industry SUPPLCHN University of Hull

An Exploratory Study of Agility in the UK Oil and Gas Cluster and Related Supply Chains SUPPLCHN University of Hull

Role of Logistics in Mass Customization MASSCUST University of Texas at Arlingto

Design Ontology Modeling Using IDEF5 PRODINN University of Texas at Arlingto

Know-How Absorption Stream Map: A Case Study JITLEAN Fundaçao Getulio VargasBusiness-Model Reconfiguration by Innovation Networks for Software Development PRODINN Fundaçao Getulio Vargas

Thirty Years of 3M’s Pollution Prevention Program SUSTOPS Fundaçao Getulio Vargas

A Heuristic Model for Production Scheduling in the Foundry Industry with the Employment of F OMMODLNG Universidade Federal de Sant

The Experience of the Discipline “Product and Process Design” in a Production-Engineering TEACHINN Universidade de São Paulo

Solutions for Project-Based Manufacturing ERP Helsinki University of Technol

Implementing Sustainability into the Operations Management Curriculum SUSTOPS University of Wisconsin Oshk

Enterprise Management: A Collaborative Approach to Managing Modern Supply Networks SUPPLCHN Aston University

A Dynamic Determination of the Residual Product Value: Empirical Evidence from the AutomotiOPSSTRAT University of Cambridge

Manpower Planning with Limited Hiring Opportunities: The Value of Stochastic Modeling SERVOPS Pennsylvania State University

Supply-Chain Design and Planning with Product Return: An Optimization Approach OMMODLNG CEG-IST

Context-Driven Operational Decision Support in Megadisaster Response Operations ManagemDISASTMG St.Petersburg Institute for In

RBV and Capabilities Creation on the Supply Chain: The Case of Environmental Management SUSTOPS UFRGS / PPGA

Supplier-Alliance Implications to Performance Excellence: Maturity-Level Response in an Indu SUPPLCHN Universidade Fumec

The Theory of Constraints and the Constraints of Theory: A Structural Equation Model for Sup SCDISRUP Creighton University

Value-Creation Perspectives of JIT JITLEAN Gakushuin University

Mobile Manufacturing System Characteristics SCDISRUP Chalmers University of Technology

A Credibility-Theory–Based Approach to Inventory Models INVMGT University of Lausanne

Technological Capability-Building Efforts: A Case Study from Brazilian Electro-Electronic Indus-

Conceptualizing the Field of Operations Management EMPRES University of London

The Potential and Risk of Just-in-Sequence: An Empirical Study of the German Automotive IndJITLEAN Creighton University

Trading Off Between Heijunka and Just-in-Sequence: A Case Study JITLEAN University of LausanneOperations Strategies to Realize DCM as the Next Stage of SCM and Case Studies in Japan JITLEAN Osaka City University

Empirical Research in OM: Three Paradigms EMPRES University of Twente

Building Theories from Case Study Research: The Progressive Case Study EMPRES University of Twente

A Multi-Phase Mathematical Programming Approach for the Design and Marketing of a Close OMMODLNG Northeastern University

Strategic and Tactical Planning of a Closed-Loop Supply-Chain Network: A Linear Physical SUPPLCHN Northeastern University

A Single-Phase Unified Approach for Designing a Closed-Loop Supply-Chain Network SUPPLCHN Northeastern University

Effect of Preventive Maintenance Interruptions on the Performance of a Disassembly Line OMMODLNG Northeastern University

Linear Physical Programming Approach for Disassembly-to-Order System under Stochastic YielOMMODLNG Northeastern University

Weighted Fuzzy Goal-Programming Approach for a Disassembly-to-Order System OMMODLNG Northeastern University

Performance Metrics for End-of-Life Product Processing OMMODLNG Northeastern University

The Performance Implications of Consistency in Supply Chains SUPPLCHN University of Notre Dame

Taxonomy of Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS) Providers’ Supply Capabilities SUPPLCHN University of Cambridge

A Multistage Stochastic Inventory Model in the Presence of the Commodity-Futures Market INVMGT University of Hong Kong

Sequencing Method for Products of Various Assembly Times and Different Part Prices in a SinJITLEAN Okayama University

Invest or Divest? On the Relative Improvement Potential in Outsourcing Manufacturing OPSSTRAT University of Gavle

Effective Rules for Scheduling Landside Operations of a Container Terminal OMMODLNG University of Hong Kong

Sustaining Global Supply Chains: Expecting the Unexpected SUPPLCHN Manchester Business School

Management of Buyer-Supplier Linkages Aimed at Product Development OPSSTRAT University of Cape Town

Measuring Information-Systems Success: A Literature Review PERFMEAS University of Udine

Efficiency Analysis under Consideration of Satisficing Levels for Output Quantities PERFMEAS University of Duisburg-Essen

Performance-Measurement Systems for SME in Collaborative Settings PERFMEAS Jönköping UniversityThe Minerals Industry and Sustainable Development: International Initatives and Corporate SusSUSTOPS Norwegian University of Scie

Models and Hybrid Algorithms for Inverse Minimum Spanning Tree - Tsinghua University

Construction of Virtual Supply Chains: A Case Study in Spain SUPPLCHN Polytechnic University of Vale

Pontifícia Universidade Católica deMinas Gerais

Coordination with Supply-Chain Contracts in the Presence of Two Different Consumer SegmenSUPPLCHN Nyenrode Business UniversitieKnowledge Strategy Drivers: A Research Framework OPSSTRAT Dowling College

A Taxonomy of Environmental Strategies SUSTOPS NPS

Management of Rotable Aircraft-Spares Inventory: Review of Practice and Development of Ne INVMGT Aston University

Strategic Aspects of Supply-Chain Management in Croatia SUPPLCHN University of Zagreb

Bureaucracy Meet Catastrophe: Katrina's Lessons Lead to Emergency-Management InnovatioDISASTMG Dalton State College

The Impact of User Environment on MPC Performance LOGISTCS Chalmers University of Techn

Automation Strategies: Refinement of Manufacturing Strategy Content OPSSTRAT Chalmers University of Technology

Supply-Chain Issues in the Venezuelan Manufacturing Industry at a Glance SUPPLCHN Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administracion

Inventory Decisions with Fluctuating Currency-Exchange-Rate Model INVMGT University of Alabama

Trust and Corporate Performance PERFMEAS Innsbruck University School

Managing Product Variety in Emerging Markets: A Comparative Study OPSSTRAT PUC-Rio

The Impact of Volume-Flexible Strategies on Performance in Health Services SERVOPS UAB

RFID Applied to Logistics: The Brazilian Experience LOGISTCS Ohio State University

Statistical Analysis over Cost of Telecommunications Services Hired by One Carrier in Order t SERVOPS Fundaçao Getulio Vargas

Inter-Organizational Dependence of Supply Chains: Development of a New Leadership PrespeSUPPLCHN Colorado State University - Pu

Critical Issues in Project-Management Best Practices Implementation PRODINN Universidade de São Paulo

Exploring the Application Opportunities of RFID in an Elderly Center HEALTHCR University of Hong Kong

Economic Model in the Production Chain: Production-Restriction Cost Analysis SUPPLCHN Univesity of São Paulo

JIT Practices and Competitive Performance: Empirical Evidence from Japan JITLEAN Yokohama National University

Demand Planning in the Brazilian Long Steel Market Using Neural Networks: One Alternative toEMPRES CEPEAD/FACE/UFMG

Global Operations in Supply Networks and High Reliability: The Brazilian Beef Case - Fundaçao Getulio VargasInter-Firm Learning in Customer-Supplier Relationships SUPPLCHN HEC Montreal

Managing Product Introductions Using Downstream Sales Data SUPPLCHN Helsinki University of Technol

The Multicriteria Decision-Making Process as a Priority for Competitiveness in Business OrganOPSSTRAT Universidad de Guadalajara

Inventory, Profit, and the Uncertainties of the Production Parameters INVMGT Ceará State University

Modeling of Mass-Customization Deployment to Long-Life-Cycle Products in a Large-Scale M MASSCUST Boeing Company

Implementation of Cellular Manufacturing: A Value-Adding Framework for Practitioners LOGISTCS University of South Australia

Improving the Success of Team-Based Cellular Manufacturing: Identifying the Important HumaLOGISTCS University of South Australia

Modeling for Evaluating Customer Satisfaction OMMODLNG University of Hong Kong

Pricing End-of-Life Items with Inventory Constraints OMMODLNG Northeastern University

Supply-Chain Management-Integration Practices: Some Problems and Solutions SUPPLCHN Open Polytechnic of New Zea

Beyond Personalization and Mass Customaization: The Wacoal Case MASSCUST Wacoal Corp.

An Application of E-Mail Survey Using a Word Form EMPRES Fundaçao Getulio Vargas

Critical gaps in Portfolio Management implementation: a Brazilian case study OPSSTRAT Universidade de São Paulo

A Reverse-Logistics Provider-Selection Framework SUSTOPS Yildiz Technical University

Internet-Enhanced Corporate Communication EBUSINSS Fundaçao Getulio Vargas

Manufacturers and the Use of the Internet to Suport Sales and Marketing EBUSINSS Fundaçao Getulio Vargas

A Branch-and-Bound Procedure for Minimizing Setup Time for a Complex Crew Setup OMMODLNG Case Western Reserve Univers

Positioning Strategies for a New Company in Established Market: The Case Of A Steel IndustrySUSTOPS Universidade Federal de Mina

Information Management in Industrial Service Networks SERVOPS ETH Zürich

A Methodology for the Segementation of Supply Chains SUPPLCHN ETH Zürich

Value-Chain Control Studio SUPPLCHN NTNUIndustrial Logistics and Their Adjustment to Internet Times - Fundaçao Getulio Vargas

Creating Sustainable Operations Using International Management System Standards SUSTOPS Fundaçao Getulio Vargas

Vertical Integration in the Supply Chain of the International Movie Industry SUPPLCHN Fundaçao Getulio Vargas

The Impact of Management System Standards in the International Trade of Brazil QUALMGT Fundaçao Getulio VargasInternational Commercial Performance and Standardization in South America - Fundaçao Getulio Vargas

The Relationship Between International Trade and Standardization QUALMGT Fundaçao Getulio Vargas

The Role of Product Development at International Banks in Brazil: Three Cases PRODINN Fundaçao Getulio Vargas

Does the Adoption of Criteria for Performance Excellence Affect the Shareholder-Wealth Maxi QUALMGT Fundaçao Getulio Vargas

A Discussion on the Measurement of Manufacturing Capabilities in Manufacturing Strategy StuOMMODLNG University of Nottingham

Stockout Management LOGISTCS Fundaçao Getulio Vargas

Comparative Analysis of SCM Practices of a Few Select Firms in India SUPPLCHN Management Development Insti

Decision Support for Negotiations of Flexibility Contracts SUPPLCHN ETH Zürich

Cost of Quality: A Foray into Supply Chain Upstream QUALMGT Management Development Insti

A CPM Model Based on Axiomatic Design to Drive Companies Through the Lean ManagementJITLEAN University of Perugia

A Decomposition Model for Performance Management of Healthcare Operations HEALTHCR University of Perugia

The Development of e-MRO-Maintenance, Repair and Operations in the Global Air Transport I INVMGT University of Liverpool

Environmental Consequences of the WEEE Regulation: An LCA Analysis SUSTOPS University de Oviedo

Synergies Between Information Technology and Quality Management QUALMGT York University

Implementation of Lead-Free Technology in the Integrate Circuits Terminals' Tinning-by-Imme OPSSTRAT Tecnologico de Ciudad Juarez

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