Recent reviews of the Operations Management research literature have shown a surprising little shift towards empirical methodologies from traditional modeling solution methods. In addition, there is generally a lack of empirical testing and validation of manufacturing strategies. Coupled to this...

Organizations are often facing the problem of determining the degree of investment in building information links with their suppliers and buyers to reduce costs, lead times, and quality problems, improve timely customized delivery, increase asset utilization and improve corporate profitability....

We examine whether adoption of a fundamental business technology, JIT, is influenced by financial reporting and tax incentives. We find that adoption decisions are influenced by the interaction of firms' LIFO reserve levels with their income smoothing, debt covenant, and tax incentives. We also...

The number and importance of private companies in the United States indicates that reliable quality of financial accounting reports (QFAR) of private companies that are useful for decision making is likely to be important for economic growth. Most previous research examining QFAR addressed...

The paper treats theoretical aspects of the applied strategic operational analysis based on the balanced scorecard operational element developed by the author and its likely application to research strategic organization operational activity aspects. The methodology of the research is the...

Andra Pradesh is one of the leading producers of paper in India -- there are 22 paper mills in the State; regrettably, the majority of the paper mills in the state are in red/(showing losses) due to the poor performance and failure to manage their finances effectively. Therefore, there is a need...

We study motives for and impacts of management discretion in inventory valuation. The semiconductor industry, with continual output price declines and rapid product obsolescence, provides an ideal setting to examine managers' inventory write-down and production decisions. In this context, we...

Many firms operate multiple units that produce and sell similar products and services using similar marketing and operating practices. Although local managers may be exposed to varying local conditions, firms typically attempt to control their operations to assure that their customers experience...

Firms with internal control weakness (ICW) problems are less likely to provide managers with timely and precise information required for adjusting internal resources. The real options theory implies that managers in ICW firms, faced with information uncertainty, are more likely to postpone...