The delivery of real bottom-line results from manufacturing improvements has proven to be
much harder than expected for most companies. TQM, Zero-Defect Manufacturing, and …

This paper examines performance implications of the flexibility–efficiency tradeoff in the
turbulent environment. We test the relationship between resource utilization and firm …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to address a research gap relating to the
understanding of how one type of manufacturing flexibility–mix flexibility–is achieved during …

Outsourcing is an age-old practice whereas offshore outsourcing is relatively new. Issues
related to offshore outsourcing came into centre stage along with the process of …

As a distinct stream of research, export marketing strategy examines management's reaction
to environmental threats in the forms of export adaptation strategies. Review studies …

Purpose–Previous research on the relationship between cheif executive officer (CEO) and
organizational performance focused primarily on behavior and demographic variables, but …

In the past twenty years, a lot of companies have experienced significant changes in their
environments:• Technologies have evolved faster and faster and product life cycles have …

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In the situation of shortened product life cycles, modular product design enables
organizations to adapt to unanticipated changes in their environments. This study extends …

In today's ever changing environment organizations need flexibility and agility to be able to
deal with changes. Flexibility is necessary to adapt to changes in their environment, whilst …