The case methodology for the purposes of instruction was first initiated by Christopher Langdell at the Harvard University Law School around 1870 (Osigweh, 1989). The Har[...]

When an innovative product is introduced into the market, consumers are often uncertain about the product value. Over time they may learn the value of product. This paper[...]

Despite previous work on expert systems in the manufacturing sector very few articles relate to a classification scheme for the application of Expert Systems (ES) in the [...]

Globalization of the U.S. textile and apparel industry has been significantly spurred in the last decade by trade agreements such as the North American Free Trade Agreeme[...]

In this paper, we review decision support models for the design of global supply chains, and assess the fit between the research literature in this area and the practical[...]

Just-In-Time (JIT) production has received a great deal of attention, worldwide, since its introduction in Japan a few decades ago. It has been well documented that some [...]

This research addresses the interdependent nature of manufacturing and marketing decisions in new venture firms. Based on an empirical study of new venture firms in the c[...]

Vidyaranya B. Gargeya retired as a Professor and Head of the Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management (ISSCM) in the Joseph M. Bryan School of Busine[...]

Over the last few decades, hundreds of books and articles have been written on performance measures in manufacturing companies. A good number of those works has focused o[...]

Over the last decade quality function deployment or QFD, thanks to the efforts of Akao and others, has gained widespread popularity in its applicability to business and i[...]

Traditionally, job shop research has only considered constraints related to machine and labour availability. With the advent of flexible manufacturing systems and just-in[...]

Over the past several years, a number of survey, classification, and review articles have focused on scheduling research in machine [only] constrained job shops. Barring [...]

Purpose– With the intense competition in the global textile and apparel industry and the uncertainty of the global textile and apparel business environment, sourcing has [...]

This research investigates the key causal linkages in supply chain management—the impact of strategic sourcing and supplier selection on firm performance in the U.S. text[...]

Purpose– Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are software packages that allow companies to have more real time visibility and control over their operations. This p[...]

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to empirically examine supplier selection among small- and medium-sized firms in the US textile and apparel industry. For small- and m[...]

Guided by the Triple Bottom Line theory, this study aims to acquire a deeper understanding of the passion and challenges that entrepreneurs face in developing their susta[...]