A typology of plants in global manufacturing networks (2006)
Vereecke, A, Van Dierdonck, R, De Meyer, A
The purpose of this paper is to propose a new, empirically derived typology of plants in the international manufacturing network of multinational companies. This typology is based on the knowledge...
An empirical investigation on the relationship between business and maintenance strategies (2006)
Pinjala, S, Pintelon, L, Vereecke, A
All manufacturing companies choose to compete in the market based on some competitive priorities like cost, quality, flexibility and other priorities, depending upon their manufacturing capabilities....
Program management in de praktijk. (2002)
Deschoolmeester, Dirk, STEVENS, M, VEREECKE, A, PANDELAERE, E
Supply chain collaboration is claimed to yield significant improvements in multiple performance areas: it is believed to reduce costs, to increase quality, to improve delivery, to augment...
The manufacturing profile of flexible and low-cost producers: an empiral study
Since the introduction of the concepts of lean manufacturing, agility and mass customization it is questioned to what extent the trade-off between cost and flexibility still holds. It has been the...
Do not forget the strategic architecture of your manufacturing network while offshoring
Offshoring manufacturing to low labor cost countries has become trendy. Nearly everyday one sees an announcement in the business press of companies moving to China or India. Whilst production cost is...
A multi-level approach to program objectives: definitions and managerial implications
De Hertogh, S., Vereecke, A., Viaene, S., Harpham, A.
Projects are recognized as the building blocks of strategy. Outputs, outcomes, benefits and related concepts have been put forward by the program management community to bridge the gap between...
Creating Successful collaborative relationships
Stevens (1989) was among the first to stress the strategic importance of collaboration in the supply chain. On the other hand, some recent studies point out that supply chain collaboration is no...
A CLASSIFICATION OF PROGRAMMES AND ITS MANAGERIAL IMPACT
A. VEREECKE, M. STEVENS, E. PANDELAERE, D. DESCHOOLMEESTER
The paper describes the results of an exploratory research study on the application of programme management in six companies. A classification of programmes is developed that may help in...
Mignolet, M., Piraux, T., Vereecke, A.
ECONOMIE REGIONALE;POLITIQUE FISCALE
The strategic role of the plant in international networks: a longitudinal study
Vereecke, A., De Meyer, A., Van Dierdonck, R.
The strategic role of plants is an important decision variable in the design of international plant networks. The framework introduced by Ferdows in the 1990s offers an interesting typology,...
Creating successful collaborative relationships
Stevens (1989) was among the first to stress the strategic importance of collaboration in the supply chain. On the other hand, some recent studies point out that supply chain collaboration is no...
Supply chain information flow strategies: an empirical taxonomy
Vanpoucke, E., Boyer, K., Vereecke, A.
Purpose - The paper identifies different information flow strategies to enhance integration in strategic alliances and studies these strategies with respect to contextual factors and the impact on...
The dynamic management of manufacturing networks
The structure and organization of international manufacturing has changed over the past twenty years. It seems as if manufacturing is moving towards emerging countries e.g. China or India, often to...
Supply Chain Information Flow Strategies: an empirical taxonomy
E. VANPOUCKE, K. BOYER, A. VEREECKE
Purpose - The paper identifies different information flow strategies to enhance integration in strategic alliances and studies these strategies with respect to contextual factors and the impact on...
The predictive value of behavioural characteristics on the success of strategic alliances
An increasing number of companies are setting up strategic alliances with suppliers and customers. However, the majority of these alliances do not succeed. Our aim is to understand how different...