The increasing complexity of manufacturing systems in highly competitive environments motivates the need for refinement of the design of manufacturing systems. The application of systems engineering is still undeveloped in some industries, but the potential benefits are substantial. However, there exists a chasm between the theory and practice of systems engineering applied to the design of man...

The after–sales activities are nowadays acknowledged as a relevant source of revenue, profit and competitive advantage in most manufacturing industries. Top and middle management, therefore, should focus on the definition of a structured business performance measurement system for the after-sales business. The paper aims at filling this gap, and presents an integrated methodology for the after-...

We explore how competitive disadvantage affects firms’ incentives to disclose or withhold information of common interest to competing firms within a Cournot duopoly. We establish the existence of a unique disclosure equilibrium to the problem of firms disclosing private information about aggregate demand, and show that firms choose to withhold information of either very high or very low demand....

We present a prototype interactive (hyper) map of strategic, tactical, and logistic options for Supply Chain Management. The map comprises an anthology of options, broadly classified within the strategic spectrum of efficiency versus responsiveness, and according to logistic and cross-functional drivers. They are exemplified by cases in diverse industries. We seek to get all these information a...

he empirical studies have shown that cost advantages can occur due to economies of scale and economies of learning. However, a few studies have attempted to distinguish between these two effects on reducing costs. This paper is the first attempt on recognizing the impact of learning on reducing the cost with distinguishing the effect of economies of scale in Iran. Therefore, this study aims to ...

Hypercompetition” has been theorized to make competitive advantage increasingly more difficult to sustain in a wide range of industries. Further, sustained competitive advantage is now held to be less a matter of a single advantage maintained over time and more a matter of concatenating over time a sequence of advantages. This research examines 6772 firms in 40 industries over 25 years to disco...

The objective of the study was to establish effect strategic management practices and sustainable competitive advantage more specifically seeks examine planning practices, procurement corporate governance, cost on performance. study’s population were 90 senior managers Inyange. Descriptive research design, correlation analysis multiple regression used assess data using SPSS version 24. Findings...