International operations: crossing borders in manufacturing and service

Plenary Paper Outlines. The Manufacturing Futures Project (J.G. Miller). Dominate or Die: Market-Driven Restructuring (M.D. Oliff). International Operations. Comparing Manufacturing Practices in North America and Western Europe: Are There any Surprises? (G. Vastag and D.C. Whybark). A Comparative Study of JIT Implementation between UK and US Manufacturing Organisations (S. Croom-Morgan, A. Harrison and T. Billesbach). Operations Management in a Centrally Planned Economy: Manufacturing in East Germany (P. Brown). The Development of a Model for the Effective Management of Operations in Developing Countries (J. O'Hara). Dynamic Manufacturing Strategy Development for Proactive Manufacturing in Brazil (H.L. Correa and I.G.N. Gianesi). Adoption and Management of Technology in Chinese Manufacturing Enterprises (D. Bennett, W.X. Ming and H.C. Xia). Strategic Aspects of Operations. Formulating Strategy: a POM Perspective (S.A. Blenkinsop and J.P. Duberley). Manufacturing Strategy Process: a Proposed Theory and Measurement Instrument (R.G. Schroeder, E.J. Flynn and K.A. Bates). A Management Development Approach to the Integration of Competitive, Marketing and Manufacturing Strategies in an International Engineering Company (J. Saker, I.G. Smith and P. Walley). MAESTRO: Management Evaluation of Strategic Options (R. Maull, J. Bennett and D. Hughes). The State of the Art and Science of Manufacturing in the UK: Preliminary Results (L.C. Sprague and Z.T. Naji). A Study of University-Based Managerially-Oriented Manufacturing Research Centres (D.A. Elvers, W.L. Berry, A. McKinney and D. Watts). Evolution in the Rapport between Large Firms Operating on the International Market and Small Local Supplying Concerns (A. De Toni, G. Nassimbeni and S. Tonchia). From National Competitive Advantage to Dominant International Operations: the Development of Lean Supply (R.C. Lamming). Environmental Protection and Physical Distribution Management: the Removal of Chemical Waste (A. de Groene and F. Aertsen). European Integration and Changing Plant Configuration (R. van Dierdonck and A. Vereecke). Contracting out the Physical Distribution Function: the Shipper - Third Party Relationship (F. Aertsen). Issues in Managing the Organisation. World Class Performance by Design (J.P.H. Bennett, P.F. Culverhouse and D.R. Hughes). Conceptual Cost Information as an Aid to the Designer (A.R. Mileham, C.G. Currie, A.W. Miles and D.T. Bradford). The Challenges Associated with Indirect Cost Apportionment in Modern Manufacturing Industry (G. Simmons and D. Steeple). Best Practice in Managing the New Product Development Process? (B.J. Doherty). The Quality of the New Product Development Process (M. Muffatto and R. Panizzolo). The Changing Role of the Operations Manager: Challenges and Competences (C.G. Armistead and J. Mapes). Towards a Temporal Division of Labour? (J. Benders). Manufacturing Strategy Implementations in Australia (A.S. Sohal, D. Samson and L. Ramsay).