Electronic data interchange (EDI) plays a major part in improving organizational competitiveness in the twenty‐first century global market. Telecommunication technologies have improved the effectiveness of communication along the value chain. Information technology (IT) has been helpful in...

Purpose – This paper proposes a knowledge management approach for managing uncertainty in manufacturing enterprises. Design/methodology/approach – The knowledge management approach consists of a knowledge‐enriched manufacturing system, which is modelled using SIMAN simulation language and...

The warehouse is the interface area for production lines, market, customers and suppliers, and the business environment in general. Goods inwards (GI), constituting part of the warehouse activities, is the department responsible for booking‐in the incoming parts from external suppliers. After...