Benchmarking the business and operations strategy link.
Conference Proceeding
McGarrie, B., & MacKerron, G. (1994)
Benchmarking the business and operations strategy link. In D. Draaijer, H. Boer, & K. Krabbendam (Eds.), International Conference - European Operations Management Association : Management and new production systems, 314-318
This paper reports on the use of benchmarking to improve the links between business and operations strategies. The use of benchmarking as a tool to facilitate improvement in t...
Operational aspects in the adoption of an information system in a S.M.E. - a case study.
Conference Proceeding
MacKerron, G. & Campbell, G. (1998)
Operational aspects in the adoption of an information system in a S.M.E. - a case study. In Maropolous, P. G. & McGeough, J. A. (Eds.). Computer-aided Production Engineering: Proceedings of the 15th International CAPE Conference, 782-786. ISBN 9780953555801
This case study reviews the approach taken within a small specialist clothing manufacturer which, due to increasing demand, had to adopt a Manufacturing Information System (M....
Operational impact: competitive advantage through improved information.
Conference Proceeding
MacKerron, G. & Campbell, G. (1998)
Operational impact: competitive advantage through improved information. In Maropoulos, P. G. & McGeough, J. A. (Eds.). Computer-aided Production Engineering: Proceedings of the 15th International CAPE Conference, 776-781. ISBN 978-0953555802
This paper discusses the approach taken in the implementation of an improved operational control system and the resulting operational performance within a small specialist clo...
Global agile supply chain practice in the European fashion clothing industry.
Conference Proceeding
Iosif, L., Masson, R., Fernie, J. & MacKerron, G. (2004)
Global agile supply chain practice in the European fashion clothing industry. In Demeter, K. (Ed.). OPerations and Global Competitiveness, 383-389. ISBN 9632184556
The work presented in the paper is the result of a series of case studies investigating the supply chain management practice adopted by European fashion clothing industry reta...
Pre-implementation issues in the adoption of manufacturing management software
Conference Proceeding
Wybrow, D. H. & MacKerron, G. (1996)
Pre-implementation issues in the adoption of manufacturing management software. In Fifth International Conference on FACTORY 2000 - The Technology Exploitation Process, 517-522. doi:10.1049/cp:19970193
The North Cape Group is based in Scotland and makes garments and accessories. Within the group, the production planning process has been carried o with the emphasis on meeting...
Demand led supply chain management in the UK fashion industry.
Conference Proceeding
Masson, R., Iosif, L., Fernie, J., & MacKerron, G. (2004)
Demand led supply chain management in the UK fashion industry
Business transformation within the Further Education sector.
Conference Proceeding
MacKerron, G. & Black, G. (2004)
Business transformation within the Further Education sector