ISSN:1059-1478    

DOI:10.1111/j.1937-5956.1993.tb00034.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

Recent developments in the design of job shop scheduling systems have inspired a new approach to priority dispatching. The basis for the approach is in elementary decision theory: at each decision juncture define the alternative courses of action, evaluate the consequences of each alternative according to a given criterion, and choose the best alternative. The experimental results of a simulated single machine queueing system reinforce earlier findings that a decision theory approach represents a significant advance over conventional priority dispatching.

ISSN:1059-1478    

DOI:10.1111/j.1937-5956.1993.tb00035.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY

摘要:

An innovation strategy for the manufacturing function covers four areas: a firm's desired innovation leadership orientation (i.e., being a leader versus being a follower), its level of emphasis on process and product innovation, its use of internal and external sources of innovations, and its intensity of investment in innovation. We examine two models of the association between manufacturing companies' innovation strategy and their financial performance. The first examines the variations in company financial performance as a function of the simultaneous effect of the dimensions of innovation strategy. The second is a sequential model that suggests a causal sequence among the dimensions of innovation strategy that may lead to higher performance. We used data from a sample of 149 manufacturing companies to test the models. The results (1) support the importance of innovation strategy as a determinant of company financial performance, (2) suggest that both models are appropriate for examining the associations between the dimensions of innovation strategy and company performance, and (3) show that the sequential model provides additional insights into the indirect contribution of the individual dimensions of innovation strategy to company performance. Finally, we discuss the implications of these results for managers.

ISSN:1059-1478    

DOI:10.1111/j.1937-5956.1993.tb00036.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1993

数据来源: WILEY