Innovation in Limited Markets: Managing PCP Projects in the UK Defence Industry
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Gee, S., Weaver, M. W., & MacKerron, G. (2017)
Innovation in Limited Markets: Managing PCP Projects in the UK Defence Industry. In B. L. Moya, M. D. Storch de Gracia, & L. F. Mazadiego (Eds.), Case Study of Innovative Projects - Successful Real CasesInTech. doi:10.5772/67543
This chapter will outline guidelines developed to both support and enhance innovation within the context of procuring complex performance (PCP) contracts. Such contracts are c...
What's happening in European supply-chains?
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Lewis, C., Fernie, J. M., MacKerron, G., & Masson, R. J. (2003)
What's happening in European supply-chains?. In Service manufacturing, 19-26. Gemini International
Many multinational companies are supposedly viewing Europe as one region and re-shaping their approach to the supply of products to customers. Several factors are thought to b...
Supply chain management - practice and performance in the UK clothing industry.
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Iosif, L., Masson, R., Fernie, J., & MacKerron, G. (2003)
Supply chain management - practice and performance in the UK clothing industry. In Service Manufacturing, 259-267. Gemini International Ltd
Over the past few decades the textile and apparel industry has experienced radical changes. This has been the result of customers becoming increasingly sophisticated, demandin...
Making EFQM work at the manufacturing level.
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MacKerron, G., Fernie, J., & Masson, R. (2002)
Making EFQM work at the manufacturing level. In M. Cotterell (Ed.), Knowledge Driven Manufacturing, 141-150. CIT Press
Self-Assessment (SA) has gained international recognition as a methodology for identifying strengths and weaknesses across an organisation's activities and performance as part...
Adoption of management software in a SME.
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MacKerron, G., & Wybrow, D. (1997)
Adoption of management software in a SME. In I. P. McCarthy, & A. et (Eds.), Manufacturing Excellence in SME's, 71-76. Sheffield Academic Press
This case study discusses the approach taken at a small specialist clothing manufacturer who, due to increasing demand, had to adopt Computer Aided Manufacturing (C.A.M.) tech...
Enhancing the link between business and operations strategy.
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MacKerron, G. (1995)
Enhancing the link between business and operations strategy. In C. A. Voss (Ed.), Manufacturing strategy: operations strategy in a global contextLondon Business School
This paper reprots on the use of banchmarking to improve the links between business and operations strategies. The use of benchmarking as a toll to facilitate improvements in ...