Browsing by Author "Harrison, Alan"

Browsing by Author "Harrison, Alan"

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  • Enablers and inhibitors to manufacturing strategy 
    Harrison, Alan (1998-01-01)
    Two radically different views of manufacturing strategy are that it should be developedfiom the ‘top down ’ by planned integration with corporate strategy, or alternatively, that it should be developed from the ‘bottom ...
  • An explorative study of knowledge transfer processes in new product development in the automotive industry 
    Engel, Rupert (Cranfield UniversitySchool of Management, 2004-11)
    This research builds on three projects that aim to investigate how knowledge transfer takes place in new product development in the automotive industry. The study seeks to picture how product development teams frame and ...
  • Implications of form postponement to manufacturing: a case study 
    Skipworth, Heather; Harrison, Alan (Taylor & Francis, 2004-05-01)
    Postponement is an approach that helps to deliver more responsive supply chains. Form postponement involves the delay of final manufacturing until a customer order is received and is commonly regarded as an approach to ...
  • Implications of form postponement to manufacturing: a cross case comparison 
    Skipworth, Heather; Harrison, Alan (Taylor & Francis, 2008-01-01)
    Postponement is an approach that helps to deliver more responsive supply chains. Form postponement involves the delay of final manufacturing until a customer order is received and is commonly regarded as an approach to ...
  • Inter-organisational costing approaches: the inhibiting factors 
    Bastl, Marko; Grubic, Tonci; Templar, Simon; Harrison, Alan; Fan, Ip-Shing (Mcb, 2010-12-31)
    Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to highlight the limitations of current accounting practices in an inter-organisational context; introduce contemporary costing approaches used in inter-organisational costing (IOC) ...
  • Interdependent supply relationships as institutions: The role of HR practices 
    Koulikoff-Souviron, Marie; Harrison, Alan (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2008-05-01)
    This paper aims to use institutional theory to explore the role of human resource (HR) practices as carriers in the evolution of interdependent supply relationships. Design/methodology/approach – This is a qualitative ...
  • Investigation of enablers and inhibitors to the flow of materials in different operations contexts 
    Harrison, Alan (Cranfield University, 1997-03)
    The operations management literature presents a burgeoning array of so-called new wave manufacturing' strategies that are aimed at reducing throughput time and waste. Much of the evidence has been practitioner-inspired, ...
  • Logistics service innovation management - evidence from two longitudinal case studies at Deutsche Post 
    Kohler, Thomas (Cranfield UniversityCranfield School of Management, 2005)
    This study aims at exploring ways to better manage organisational development and change in practice. For project managers like myself it is important to gain a solid understanding about the drivers or inhibitors in these ...
  • Managing variability in ocean shipping 
    Harrison, Alan; Fichtinger, Johannes (Mcb, 2013-07-31)
    Purpose – The paper aims to explore the relationship between time-related variables in global ocean transportation networks (GOTNs) and the shipper's inventory management performance. The authors modelled fill rates with ...
  • The pervasive human resource picture in interdependent supply relationships 
    Koulikoff-Souviron, Marie; Harrison, Alan (Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2007-01-01)
    This paper aims to explore the influence of human resource (HR) practices in shaping inter-organisational supply relationships, and to describe the extent to which supply partners seek to adapt their internal HR practices ...
  • The role of e-procurement in purchasing management 
    Smart, Alan (Cranfield University, 2010-06)
    This exposition summarises research published in several academic articles, in order to meet the requirements of PhD by publication. The focus of the work is on the role of electronic procurement in management of the ...
  • Supply Chain Management: Putting the end customer first. 
    Harrison, Alan; Godsell, Janet (2003-07-01)
    This paper explores aspects of alignment in the supply chain by extending the boundaries of operations management theory into the supply chain. Instead of a focus on manufacturing processes in isolation, the paper proposes ...
  • Tension management in logistics service innovation projects 
    Kohler, Thomas; Harrison, Alan (2006-11-01)
    Innovation projects create tensions, which may be envisaged as conflicts between different perspectives on how such projects should be managed. Such tensions have been described in such terms as autonomy versus ...