Water management decisions in irrigation networks are often characterized by complexity, irreversibility and uncertainty. In the present study, an analytical hierarchy model is developed for assessing the Global Water Productivity (GWP) status of irrigation networks. For this purpose 14...

Purpose – The purpose of this teaching case study is to analyze, conceptualize and redesign sales approaches with the example of a German wire company selling in the US market. Design/methodology/approach – This is a case‐based research paper that describes in detail successful sales...

Purpose – To survive high‐level management needs business intelligent information to efficiently manage corporate operations and support its decision making. Knowledge management (KM) is recognized as one of the most critical factors for obtaining organizational competitive advantage. A...

Service companies continually seek improved methods to measure the performance of their organisations because they are committed to improve efficiency and effectiveness in their operating units. Managers generally regard conventional methods inadequate. They struggle with the existing...

Because of globalisation and an associated global manufacturing environment, cost competitiveness has become necessary. In order to survive, the manufacturing firms have to provide a high level of service to the customers and a high level of throughput with the lowest Work-In-Process (WIP)...

As the world becomes progressively more competitive and globalised, companies need to align their organisation with the market and customers' requirements. Such alignment needs to be based on organisational policies (i.e., strategic objectives, missions and goals) implemented in the products and...

An optimal maintenance approach is a key support to industrial production in the contemporary process industry. This paper presents a Multiple-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methodology for selecting the optimal mix of maintenance approaches – Corrective Maintenance (CM), Time-Based...