Table of contents - Special Issue: Techniques for performance improvement in organisations
Guest Editors: ChienTa Bruce Ho, S.C. Lenny Koh
Domain‐concept association rules mining for large‐scale and complex cellular manufacturing tasks
Wannapa Kay Mahamaneerat, Chi‐Ren Shyu, Shih‐Chun Ho, C. Alec ChangThe purpose of this paper is to provide a novel domain‐concept association rules (DCAR) mining algorithm that offers solutions to complex cell formation problems, which consist of…
Plug and play (PnP) modelling approach to throughput analysis
Kim Hua Tan, James NobleThe purpose of this paper is to propose a “plug and play” (PnP) approach to decision modelling. An approach to building models from components based on a “LEGO block” style of…
The cluster approach and SME competitiveness: a review
Aleksandar Karaev, S.C. Lenny Koh, Leslie T. SzamosiThe purpose of this paper is to review the effect of a cluster approach on SMEs' competitiveness. The primary objective is to examine the use of a cluster approach among SMEs as a…
An ANN‐based DSS system for quality assurance in production network
Walter W.C. Chung, Kevin C.M. Wong, Paul T.K. SoonThe purpose of this paper is to propose an integrated model of decision support system (DSS), artificial neural network, information and communication technologies and statistical…
Total acquisition cost of overseas outsourcing/sourcing: a framework and a case study
Ninghua Song, Ken Platts, David BanceThe purpose of this paper is to develop a framework of total acquisition cost of overseas outsourcing/sourcing in manufacturing industry. This framework contains categorized cost…
Wireless technologies for logistic distribution process
Win‐Bin SeeThe purpose of this paper is to present the integration of logistic management with information and communication technologies to largely improve the effectiveness of logistic…
The aggregation for enterprise distributed databases: A case study of the healthcare national immunization information system in Taiwan
Ruey‐Kei Chiu, S.C. Lenny Koh, Chi‐Ming ChangThe purpose of this paper is to provide a data framework to support the incremental aggregation of, and an effective data refresh model to maintain the data consistency in, an…
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1741-038XRenamed from:
Integrated Manufacturing SystemsOnline date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Prof Harm-Jan Steenhuis