Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a methodology for building a causality process to dynamically investigate system performance linkages, as implied by a strategic frame such as a quality management frame or the balance scorecard frame. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the question, “should national brand manufacturers produce private labels?”. Anecdotal evidence shows that though this is a common question for managers in different industries and countries, managers and companies react differently to it....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe a generic method and tool for assessing the reliability and robustness of the product development process. Design/methodology/approach – By extending the integrated definition for function modelling (IDEF0)‐based modelling approach, the...

Purpose – The resource‐based view (RBV) of the firm has gained much attention in recent years as a means to understand how a strategic business unit obtains a sustainable competitive advantage. In this framework, several research studies have explored the relationships between...

Purpose – This paper aims to resolve the uncertain problem in suppliers selection chain management system through using the proposed multiple attribute decision‐making (MADM) approach. Design/methodology/approach – The approach which combines grey system theory with rough set theory is...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the motivations of an agent in a service industry to honestly represent the quality of a service provider. Design/methodology/approach – The paper develops a theoretical modeling and derives implications from it, which are then tested using...

Purpose – The impact of transportation on the supplier selection has received very scant attention in the literature. This is a great limitation because splitting orders across multiple suppliers will lead to smaller transportation quantities which will likely imply larger transportation cost....

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the case of the multi‐period optimisation problem where decisions are obtained from a finite horizon model and will be implemented in a situation in which the system will operate indefinitely. Design/methodology/approach – The production planning...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to research the correlation using artificial intelligent tools among international stock markets issuing for the companies. Design/methodology/approach – The objective is to find out the correlation among markets so it can be used for trend prediction. The...

Purpose – The paper aims to study market dynamics in the backdrop of information symmetry and quality perception. The position of high quality products (HQPs) in the market is a focus of this analysis. Also, an attempt is made to unfold the prevailing parametric relationships in the market of...