Originally published as the Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management Volume 17 Number 6, 2006
ISBN: 1 84663 080 0
Guest Edited by: Dr Panayiotis H. Ketikidis: South East European Research Centre, CITY Liberal Studies (Affiliated Institution of the University of Sheffield), Greece,
Dr. S.C. Lenny Koh: University of Sheffield, UK and
Professor Angappa Gunasekaran: University of Massachusetts, USA
This Special Issue on e-Technology and Manufacturing Enterprise Competitiveness mainly comprises selected papers presented at the 3rd International Workshop on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems (SCMIS 2005).
This workshop was hosted by the South East European Research Centre (SEERC) - a collaborative venture of the University of Sheffield (UK) and Thessaloniki’s CITY Liberal Studies (Greece) - Affiliated Institution of the University of Sheffield - on July 6 - 8 2005, in Thessaloniki, Greece. Past research on aspects of e-Technology tends to be fragmented. In today’s digital economy, practitioners of production and operations need to address their evolving business landscape in formulating, designing and implementing competitive solutions in order to add value to their business.
This Special Issue aims to investigate the performances, successes, failures, critical issues and roles of e-Technology in contributing to manufacturing enterprise competitiveness. The Special Issue consists of theory building and empirical study papers that have strong relevance to the practical world in manufacturing sectors, as well as case studies and papers with best practices experiences.
Contents:
Operational intelligence discovery and knowledge-mapping approach in a supply network with uncertainty
The purpose of this research is to propose an approach for discovering operational intelligence and knowledge mapping in a supply network with uncertainty. Knowledge mapping and handbook techniques are used. TAPS software is used to model a supply network with uncertainty and to discover operational intelligence in a supply network.
Risk management in supply chain: a real option approach
In this paper a framework providing useful information for supply chain management is presented. The paper attempts to provide an original tool for the risks management deriving from production activities inside a supply chain.
Managing stock-outs effectively with order fulfilment systems
When approaching a stock-out situation, a company should be able to actively manage the allocation of available products on the basis of customer requirements and priorities as well as contractual relationships. The purpose of this paper is to describe different order promising mechanisms and analyze how well they can contribute to the effective management of stock-out situations.
Optimizing supply chain management using fuzzy approach
The purpose of this paper is to propose a fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making procedure and show how it can be applied to find a set of optimal solutions with respect to the performance of suppliers. This method, with the use of Monte Carlo simulation, produces overall desirability level less imprecise and more realistic than those of the conventional QFD methods for engineering design evaluation.
A knowledge-based service automation system for service logistics
Effective service logistics can lower the cost and increase service value by improving customer satisfaction and loyalty. However, the conventional ways of the service logistics are information driven instead of knowledge-driven which are insufficient to meet current needs. The purpose of this paper is to present a knowledge-based service automation system (KBSAS) to enhance the competitiveness for manufacturing enterprises in service logistics.
The applicability of a multi-attribute classification framework in the healthcare industry
This article introduces the applicability of the Ned-MASTA classification method for medicines within the environment of a hospital pharmacy and the virtual pharmacy inventory system. This system forms a virtual pharmacy inventory of hospitals within the same geographical region, providing the infrastructure for the cooperation of hospital pharmacies in order to improve the efficiency of their operations.
Systems and application development for portable maintenance aid (PMA) – a performance perspective
This paper aims to explore the theory of technology adoption using a system-application approach to facilitate PMA innovation span across multiple organisations to enhance overall production network effectiveness.
E-business capabilities model: Validation and comparison between adopter and non-adopter of e-business companies in UK
The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual framework to evaluate e-business strategic capabilities using structural equation modelling (SEM) approach. The paper identifies three e-business capabilities, namely business strategy, supply chain strategy and e-business readiness.
An analysis of the relationship between TQM implementation and organizational performance: Evidence from Turkish SMEs
The principal aim of this paper is to determine the critical factors of total quality management (TQM) and to measure their effect on organizational performance of SMEs operating in Turkish textile industry.
Transforming the supply chain
The purpose of this paper is to present an analysis of the transformation process of the supply chain in order to provide a modular structured management tool for planning, implementing and measure the effectiveness of supply chain transformation process (SCTP), in relation to overall organizational performance and business strategy.
About the Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management
The Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management aims to give a broad international coverage of subjects relating to the management of manufacturing technology and the integration of the production, design, supply and marketing functions of manufacturing enterprises. Emphasis is placed on the publication of articles which seek to link theory with application or critically analyse real situations with the objective of identifying good practice in manufacturing.
Its blend of academic and practical material makes this journal an ideal resource for academics, practitioners and consultants who want to explore the latest developments and find new solutions to current problems.
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