Operations Management II
Three Volume Set
Edited by:
- David Bennett - Aston University, UK
December 2006 | 1 083 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Building on Volumes 1-3, these three volumes of Operations Management (OM) represent a dynamic and significant field of scholarly research and writing. Changes in the business environment over the last fifteen years has driven rapid developments in OM practice so that the production of goods and provision of services are now more market focused rather than technology led.
This collection draws together leading edge papers as well as classic articles that reveal the state of Operations Management today and look forward to future developments. These three volumes assemble the work of internationally renowned scholars and look at the following key areas:
Volume 4
Technology and Operations Management
Volume 5
International Operations, Networks and the Environmental Context
Volume 6
Innovation, Knowledge and Operations Improvement
David Bennett is an acclaimed academic and past President of EUROMA. He is perfectly placed to edit this important new major work that will be an indispensable resource for academics.
This collection draws together leading edge papers as well as classic articles that reveal the state of Operations Management today and look forward to future developments. These three volumes assemble the work of internationally renowned scholars and look at the following key areas:
Volume 4
Technology and Operations Management
Volume 5
International Operations, Networks and the Environmental Context
Volume 6
Innovation, Knowledge and Operations Improvement
David Bennett is an acclaimed academic and past President of EUROMA. He is perfectly placed to edit this important new major work that will be an indispensable resource for academics.
Volume Four: Technology and Operations Management
PART ONE: STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
Bower and Christensen
Disruptive Technologies
Betz
Technology and Corporate Governance - Lessons Learnt
Granstrand, Sjoelander and Alange
Strategic Technology Management Issues in Japanese Manufacturing Industry
PART TWO: TECHNOLOGY FORECASTING AND ROADMAPPING
Martino
A Review of Selected Recent Advances in Technological Forecasting
Phaal, Farrukh and Probert
Technology Roadmapping - A Planning Framework for Evolution and Revolution
PART THREE: TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
Eijndhoven
Technology Assessment
Smits, Leyton and Den Hertog
Technology Assessment and Technology Policy in Europe
PART FOUR: TECHNOLOGY VALUATION
Boer
Traps, Pitfalls and Snares in the Valuation of Technology
Park
A New Method for Technology Valuation in Monetary Value
PART FIVE: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Grant and Gregory
Adapting Manufacturing Process for International Transfer
Keller and Chinta
International Technology Transfer
PART SIX: TECHNOLOGY SECURITY AND RISK
Cannice, Chen and Daniels
Managing International Technology Transfer Risk
Fosfuri
Patent Protection, Limitation and the Mode of Technology Transfer
PART SEVEN: APPROPRIATE AND ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Wicklein
Designing for Appropriate Technology in Developing Countries
Archibugi and Pietrobelli
The Globalization of Technology and Its Implications for Developing Countries
PART EIGHT: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Boyer et al
Unlocking the Potential of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
Shepherd, McDermott and Stock
Advanced Manufacturing Technology
PART NINE: AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS
Wong and Ngin
Automation and Organizational Performance
PART TEN: FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS
Mansfield
The Diffusion of Flexible Manufacturing Systems in Japan, Europe and the United States
PART ELEVEN: RESPONSIVE PRODUCTION AND AGILE TECHNOLOGIES
Young
Technology... The Enabler for Tomorrow's Agile Enterprise
Waller
Market Responsive Manufacturing for the Automotive Supply Chain
PART TWELVE: SERVICE TECHNOLOGIES
Karimi, Somers and Gupta
Impact of Information Technology Management Practices on Customer Service
Volume Five: International Operations, Networks and the Environmental Context
PART ONE: INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
Ferdows
Made in the World
Johanson and Vahlne
The Internationalization Process of the Firm - A Model of Knowledge Development and Increasing Foreign Market Commitments
Klassen and Whybark
Barriers to the Management of International Operations
PART TWO: INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING STRATEGY
Ferdows
Mapping International Factory Networks
PART THREE: INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS
Humphrey
Globalization and Supply Chain Networks
Ghoshal and Bartlett
The Multinational Corporation as an Interorganizational Network
PART FOUR: TRADE THEORIES, TARIFFS AND THEIR EFFECT ON OPERATIONS DECISIONS
Dunning
The Eclectic Paradigm of International Production
Morgan and Katsikeas
Theories of International Trade, Foreign Direct Investment and Firm Internationalization
PART FIVE: SME INTERNATIONALIZATION
Mariotti and Piscitello
Localized Capabilities and the Internationalization of Manufacturing Actvities by SMEs
PART SIX: CULTURAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
Hofstede
Cultural Constraints in Management Theories
PART SEVEN: E-OPERATIONS
Johnson and Whang
E-Business and Supply Chain Management
PART EIGHT: INTERNATIONAL OUTSOURCING
Pack and Saggi
Vertical Technology Transfer via International Outsourcing
Chen and Lin
Global Outsourcing and Its Managerial Implications
PART NINE: VIRTUAL NETWORKS
Fujii, Kaihara and Morita
A Distributed Virtual Factory in Agile Manufacturing Environment
PART TEN: DEVELOPING COUNTRY ISSUES
Fleury
The Changing Pattern of Operations Management in Developing Countries
Tybout
Manufacturing Firms in Developing Countries
PART ELEVEN: GLOBAL PRODUCT DESIGN
Taylor
Design for Global Manufacturing and Assembly
PART TWELVE: GLOBAL R&D
Gassmann and Von Zedtwitz
Organization of Industrial R&D on a Global Scale
DeMeyer and Mizushima
Global R&D Management
PART THIRTEEN: CLUSTERS AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
Carbonara, Giannoccaro and Pontrandolfo
Supply Chains within Industrial Districts
PART FOURTEEN: ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
Gupta
Environmental Management and Its Impact of the Operations Function
PART FIFTEEN: ETHICAL ISSUES
Carter
Ethical Issues in International Buyer-Supplier Relationships
Volume Six: Innovation, Knowledge and Operations Improvement
PART ONE: KNOWLEDGE CREATION AND MANAGEMENT
Cohen and Levinthal
Absorptive Capacity
Hayes
Challenges Posed to Operations Management by the 'New Economy'
Garud and Nayyar
Transformative Capacity
PART TWO: CREATIVITY
Haapasalo and Kess
In Search of Organizational Creativity
PART THREE: OPERATIONS IMPROVEMENT
Slack
The Importance-Performance Matrix as a Determinant of Improvement Priority
Voss, Ahlstrom and Blackmon
Benchmarking and Operational Performance
Hewitt, Robinson and Bennett
Modelling and Benchmarking Business Processes
PART FOUR: DECISIONS AND RISK MANAGEMENT IN OPERATIONS
Benaroch
Option-Based Management of Technology Investment Risk
PART FIVE: RE-ENGINEERING OPERATIONS
Davenport and Stoddard
Re-Engineering
Loch
Operations Management and Re-Engineering
PART SIX: LEAN PRODUCTION AND LEAN THINKING
Womack and Jones
From Lean Production to the Lean Enterprise
Hines, Holweg and Rich
Learning to Evolve
PART SEVEN: PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT
Jayaram, Droge and Vickery
The Impact of Human Resource Management Practices on Manufacturing Performance
PART EIGHT: PRODUCT AND PROCESS INNOVATION
Veryzer
Discontinuous Innovation and the New Product Development Process
Utterback and Abernathy
A Dynamic Model of Product and Process Innovation
PART NINE: THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS
Rahman
Theory of Constraints
PART TEN: ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING
Upton and Kim
Alternative Methods of Learning and Process Improvement in Manufacturing