All Outputs (8)

Build to order: the road to the 5-day car (2008)
Book
Parry, G., & Graves, A. (2008). G. Parry, & A. Graves (Eds.), Build to order: the road to the 5-day car. London: Springer

Visit any modern car production line and you will be faced by a showcase of modern technology and advanced logistics combining in a clinical environment to produce rows of automobiles, each significantly different from the one before and after it. Fr... Read More about Build to order: the road to the 5-day car.

Strategies for profitability with short contracts (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Parry, G., & Shayler, K. (2008, November). Strategies for profitability with short contracts. Paper presented at 10th annual ground handling international conference, Dublin, Ireland

The importance of knowledge management for ERP systems (2008)
Journal Article
Parry, G., & Graves, A. (2008). The importance of knowledge management for ERP systems. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 11(6), 427-441. https://doi.org/10.1080/13675560802340992

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software provides a coherent integrated electronic business management environment, frequently controlling all logistics and billing for an enterprise. Many companies are now reliant upon these systems for their dai... Read More about The importance of knowledge management for ERP systems.

Automotive production: product variety and how emerging economies can avoid problems of industrialised countries (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Shafer, J., Schleich, H., Scavarda, L. F., & Parry, G. (2008, June). Automotive production: product variety and how emerging economies can avoid problems of industrialised countries. Paper presented at 16th GERPSIA international colloquium "the automobile industry and sustainable development", Turin, Italy

Toward a framework to assist servitization strategy implementation (2008)
Journal Article
Mills, J., Neaga, E., Parry, G., & Crute, V. (2008). Toward a framework to assist servitization strategy implementation

Advice for manufacturing companies to increase their attention to opportunities downstream of production had grown loud by the mid 1990s. Accompanying this advice lay warnings of generic, implementation issues to be addressed in the journey downstrea... Read More about Toward a framework to assist servitization strategy implementation.

Improving the aerospace supply chain: a preliminary assessment of an industry-level intervention (2008)
Report
Crute, V., Lewerenz, M., Parry, G., & Graves, A. (2008). Improving the aerospace supply chain: a preliminary assessment of an industry-level intervention

The objectives of the study were to 1. Evaluate the SC21 initiative in relation to the changing industry context and consequent customer company requirements; and current trends in supply chain management; 2.Examine the impact operating within a co... Read More about Improving the aerospace supply chain: a preliminary assessment of an industry-level intervention.

Managing knowlege resources for sustainable competitive advantage (2008)
Journal Article
Lee, S., Parry, G., & Graves, A. (2008). Managing knowlege resources for sustainable competitive advantage

Building on previous research which showed that the loss of staff could have a significance impact on the out-turn performance of a project; this work seeks to explore the relationship between knowledge management and human resource management. To... Read More about Managing knowlege resources for sustainable competitive advantage.

Lean new product introduction: a UK aerospace perspective (2008)
Book Chapter
Parry, G., Graves, A., & James-Moore, M. (2008). Lean new product introduction: a UK aerospace perspective. In T. Rajmanohar (Ed.), Lean Product Development - Concept & Models. Icfai University Press

Purpose: Lean thinking has revolutionised the approach to manufacturing and there are indications that it can do the same for New Product Introduction [NPI] processes. This paper explores the question “Is the application of Lean principles to NPI suf... Read More about Lean new product introduction: a UK aerospace perspective.