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Articles in "Operations"
The performance of supply-chain partnerships
The factors for long-term success are different to those that matter in the short-term, according to a study of 74 supplier-retailer partnerships - perhaps helping to explain why commercial parties in apparently rocky relationships stick with each other.
Updated: 02/11/2011
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A loss distribution of operational risk losses for banks
The study combines loss data from 63 European banks to produce a model for the typical bank overseen.
Updated: 02/11/2011
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What employers demand from applicants for MBA-level supply chain jobs and the coverage of supply chain topics in MBA programmes
The authors analysed the text of 704 online advertisements for supply-chain management jobs for MBA graduates. It then compared the listed skill requirements with supply chain topics covered at 21 of the top 50 US businesss schools.
Updated: 02/11/2011
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The integration of human resource and operation management practices and its link with performance: a longitudinal latent class study
This paper reviews the literature on the association between lean production and performance.
Updated: 02/11/2011
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Is more IT offshoring better? An exploratory study of western companies offshoring to South East Asia
In their article, "Is more IT offshoring better? An exploratory study of western companies offshoring to South East Asia," published in the Journal of Operations Management, authors Ajay Bhalla, ManMohan S. Sodhi, and Byung-Gak Son, examine the link between a company's performance and the extent of its offshoring of IT-enabled services, with a focus on large western companies.
Updated: 02/11/2011
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Comparing perspectives on high involvement management and organisational performance across the British economy
The authors, Lilian M. de Menezes of Cass Business School, and Stephen Wood of the Institute of Work Psychology at the University of Sheffield, set out to examine the link between various work practices and organisational and worker performance. In doing so, they use the term "high involvement management" to avoid a preconception of a link with performance, and because a common element of high performance work practices appears to be providing employees with increased opportunities for involvement in decision-making and innovation.
Updated: 02/11/2011
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Supply chain risk and the City
Supply chain risk is an interesting area of contemporary research that feeds directly into the debate surrounding the collapse of banking systems worldwide. It is a field that particularly intrigues ManMohan Sodhi, Professor of Operations Management at Cass. Professor ManMohan Sodhi is interviewed by Dr Wayne Holland. Both are Cass Experts. Included is the transcript and a summary of the key points.
Updated: 06/03/2012
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The merger of a German Bank (G Bank) and an American Bank (A Bank): an assessment of cultural fit
The case study describes and explains the successful integration strategy designed and implemented by a German bank's top executives when an American Bank was acquired in 1999.
Updated: 02/11/2011
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