This paper is a literature review to compare selected dimensions of manufacturing, services and R&D sectors supply chains. Each supply chain is seen as a system which proper input should be proceed to gain appropriate output. Therefore, to study the supply chains, inputs, outputs and the...

Purpose – Emerging customer needs are calling for companies to quickly create new solutions in business front-end e.g. in sales situation. However, bypassing predefined product development processes and thus product definition turns to be problematic and leads later problems in product...

As a result of fierce competition, companies are striving for internal efficiency in all their functions and operations. Different theoretical perspectives for management exist, and there are always new expectations and requirements such as in the management of production ramp-up. The purpose of...

The enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions that gained acceptance in industries world over as they represent a proven, comprehensive, software backbone for achieving excellence in key business areas, have moved forward today to higher levels of innovation and technologies. The management...

Environmental awareness has been raised globally, and as a consequence, sustainability is increasingly under focus. Due to increased demand from end-users and tightened legislation, companies must seriously take sustainability into account. Typically, sustainability is attempted to address only...

The objective of this study is to outline general development steps or trends in environmental management (EM). The traditional EM has been strongly guided by laws and regulations which, in turn, have developed in close connection to major environmental hazards or threats. In contrast, modern EM...

Shortage of public capital and inefficiency of public provision have resulted in new approaches to organise infrastructure services. Privatisation and public-private partnerships have been under discussion for decades. This paper develops a framework for analysing infrastructure networks from...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to compare the critical issues (quality, cost, flexibility, competitiveness, resource utilization and innovation) of sourcing in manufacturing, service and R&D companies in order to explore the most crucial characteristics of R&D supply chain to define the...

Purpose: Rapid productisation (RP) is a new concept originating from practical challenges. RP is a process of quickly supplementing a company’s product or service offering to meet unexpected customer needs. The objective of this study is to describe how an RP is used and experienced in small-...