Journal of manufacturing technology management : Volume 18, Number 7: Techniques for performance improvement in organizations

This e-book contains seven papers, discussing a range of techniques for improving organizational performance. The papers were first presented at the 4th International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems (SCMIS2006), Taiwan, in July 2006. They demonstrate that there are a broad range of techniques available for improving organizational performance, ranging from quantitative-based techniques such as modelling, to qualitative-based techniques such as cluster approach. These techniques spawn to provide a scientific and holistic basis for managerial decision making for per