Browsing by Author "Harrison, Alan"

Browsing by Author "Harrison, Alan"

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  • 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 ...