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Komplexit?tsbew?ltigung im Multiprojektmanagement: Die Handlungsperspektive der Multiprojektleiter
Pommeranz, Inna - 2011
Die Komplexit?t ist mehr in jeder Hinsicht und darf nicht "simplifziert" werden. Das Ziel dieser empirischen Studie ist eine Antwort auf die Fragen zu finden, ob die objektiv-rationale Komplexit?tsbew?ltigung im Multiprojektmanagement an ihre Grenzen st??t und, daraus abgeleitet, wie...
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Lean six sigma applied to supply chains within a services organisation – a practical solution
Fraser, Nuran; Fraser, John - 2009
Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published in International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, published by and copyright Inderscience Publishers.
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An Implementation Model for Lean Programmes
Chakravorty, Satya S. - 2010
While lean programmes continue to be implemented in many companies, there is a rising concern regarding the failures of these programmes. Many of them fail because we do not know how to implement them. Using the experience with a lean programme in an aircraft maintenance and repair operation,...
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The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence: Rewarding World-Class Practices
Chakravorty, Satya S.; Atwater, J. Bryan; Herbert, James I. - 2008
Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada for the successful implementation of world-class practices. The Shingo Prize emphasises the improvement of operations and processes, the adoption of proven world-class...
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The effects of a human resources information technology intervention on background check processing in a financial institution: A process level analysis.
Mallari, Alexander David - 2008
The human resources department of a financial institution implemented a multi-component intervention to replace a paper-based hiring system. Organization-wide impacts included changes in the background check operations. To support changes, training was conducted and procedure manuals...
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Process improvement and ICTs in Australian SMEs: A selection and implementation framework
Nousala, S; Ifandoudas, P; Terziovski, M; Chapman, R - 2008
This article describes the development, modification and testing of a tool designed to assist small firms in making more appropriate decisions regarding information and communication technology (ICT) selection and implementation. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, a...
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How service companies from emerging markets overcome internationalization barriers: evidence from Chilean services firms
Bianchi, Constanza C. - 2009
identify the main barriers that services firms from emerging markets face during their internationalization process, and the … strategies used by these firms to overcome these barriers and succeed in foreign markets. …
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A study of the engagement of SMEs in the supply chain
Schofield, Clare - 2006
opportunities and barriers to their entry. Although an existing body of research exists on the supply chain, it is recognised that …. However, SMEs face barriers to their entry in the supply chain in comparison to larger enterprises. This has a negative impact … on SME growth and inhibits market competitiveness. Moreover, SMEs face structural and bureaucratic barriers set in place …
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Barriers to the adoption of sustainability assessment tools in strategic decision making
Khandokar, Fahmida; Price, Andrew D.F.; Paranagamage, … - 2009
understandthe barriers to the adoption of SA tools, concepts from information sciences were taken into account. Thefindings reveal … interconnected barriers relating to technology, people and resources. The lack ofappropriate tools to serve the demands of the … sustainability assessment process and the lack of relevantexpertise are the major barriers to the adoption of SA tools. Emerging …
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Faculty perceptions about attributes and barriers impacting the adoption and diffusion of Web-Based Educational Technologies (WBETs) at the University of Cape Coast and the Univers...
Dooley, Kim E. (contributor); Lindner, James R. (contributor) - 2005
, trialability, andobservability) impacting the adoption and diffusion of WBETs. The third was used tocollect data about ten barriers … theinnovation-decision process, and perceptions of attributes and barriers impacting theadoption and diffusion of WBETs.From the … perceived asposing moderate to strong barriers to the adoption and diffusion of WBETs. Onlycompatibility (attribute) and …
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