Results 241 to 250 of about 2,570,440 (302)
Some of the next articles are maybe not open access.
International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, 1999
This study reports the experience of management from 83 electronic plants located in the USA in dealing with time‐based performance. The general finding is that by managing time effectively, a firm is able to enjoy reductions in manufacturing cost, warranty cost, and more importantly increased market shares.
Khim Ling Sim, Anthony P. Curatola
openaire +1 more source
This study reports the experience of management from 83 electronic plants located in the USA in dealing with time‐based performance. The general finding is that by managing time effectively, a firm is able to enjoy reductions in manufacturing cost, warranty cost, and more importantly increased market shares.
Khim Ling Sim, Anthony P. Curatola
openaire +1 more source
Time‐based competition and multiculturalism
Management Decision, 2008Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that time‐based competition (TBC) strategies aligned to logistics and to multicultural awareness can help organisations respond appropriately and more quickly to the different needs and expectations of customers located around the globe.
I. Tammela, Alberto G. Canen, Petri Helo
openaire +1 more source
Time-Based Competition with Benchmark Effects
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 2013We consider a duopoly where firms compete on waiting times in the presence of an industry benchmark. The demand captured by a firm depends on the gap between the firm's offer and the benchmark. We refer to the benchmark effect as the impact of this gap on demand. The formation of the benchmark is endogenous and depends on both firms' choices. When the
Liu Yang, Francis de Vericourt, Peng Sun
openaire +1 more source
TIME‐BASED COMPETITIVENESS: A STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE
Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal, 2000Time is the top priority. We now live in real time. It's no longer life in the fast lane because every lane is fast. The computer has changed the way we view time. We expect everything to occur at Pentium speed! A time lag causes stress since it is viewed as an unnecessary waste.
Marilyn M. Helms, Lawrence P. Ettkin
openaire +1 more source
Traditional and innovative paths towards time-based competition
International Journal of Production Economics, 2000Abstract Time performances and time-based competition concepts are analysed, introducing three types of time-based competitors. A traditional and an innovative path towards time-based competition are then recognised, the former achievable by over-resource applying, while the latter by practices related to just-in-time and concurrent engineering.
DE TONI, Alberto Felice +1 more
openaire +1 more source
Time‐based management creates a competitive advantage
Planning Review, 1990When the design and engineering functions in this Midwestern electronics firm learned to cooperate instead of operating independently, the company won the jackpot: a 50 percent speedup in development time, lower development costs, and dramatic improvements in product quality.
Daniel Valentino, Bill Christ
openaire +1 more source
Information Technology and Time-Based Competition in Financial Markets
Management Science, 1998This paper studies time-based competition in imperfect securities markets, linking IT investment decisions, information processing delays, and trading strategies. At the IT investment stage, traders trade off the cost of IT against their anticipated trading profits.
Sanjeev Dewan, Haim Mendelson
openaire +2 more sources
Time‐Based Competition: Competitive Advantage Tool for A/E/C Firms
Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 1993With the ever‐increasing competition in the architecture, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) industry, more and more A/E/C firms are considering new business strategies to gain a competitive market advantage, while still taking care of the needs and requirements of their customers.
Makarand Hastak +2 more
openaire +1 more source
Time-Based Competition and the Privatization of Services
The Journal of Industrial Economics, 1995The authors develop a vertical differentiation model which exhibits congestion externalities and in which firms choose service time. This model is formulated for a variety of industry and ownership structures. The authors find an ownership effect in which service speeds decrease when public services are privatized. This effect, however, could be offset
Rune Stenbacka, Mihkel M. Tombak
openaire +2 more sources
Manufacturing Popularity: An Ecological Model of Time-Based Competition
Strategy Science, 2022Many markets are characterized by the rapid coming and going of successive products, each lasting in the market for only a short period of time before it is replaced by another. Such markets confront firms with the strategic challenge of trying to enhance the success and longevity of their products.
William P. Barnett +2 more
openaire +1 more source