International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 23 Issue 12

Kaizen in Japan: an empirical study

Adam Paul Brunet, Steve New

This paper reports the study of kaizen as practised in a selection of Japanese companies. After discussing the general understanding of kaizen and proposing a clear definition…

Strategic models for the development of obligation based inter‐firm relationships: A study of the UK automotive industry

Paul D. Cousins, Michael J. Crone

This paper seeks to examine the link between the academic debates on obligation contracting and its successful implementation as a mode of governance. The literature reports that…

Measures vs actions: the balanced scorecard in Swedish Law Enforcement

Salvador Carmona, Anders Grönlund

Studies of organizational performance have overwhelmingly relied on evidence gathered from private sector firms. Nevertheless, the past several years have witnessed increasing…

Drivers of volume flexibility requirements in manufacturing plants

Adegoke Oke

This paper presents the results of a major survey and case study of UK manufacturing plants in six major industrial sectors: electronics, process, engineering (capital)…

Developing a model to measure the effectiveness of research units

Santanu Roy, P.S. Nagpaul, Pratap K.J. Mohapatra

Research and development (R&D) effectiveness has traditionally been measured in quantitative terms using measures such as the number of published papers (in journals, conference…