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An exploration of supplier selection methods in New Zealand organisations- A case study analysis.
Supplier Selection, both domestically and on a global scale, is a critical task for organisations looking to increase the value added to products through materials procured and its impact on an organisations competitiveness. ...
The total quality practices of four New Zealand companies specialising in adventure tourism: A case study approach
The concept of Total Quality has undergone intense debate over the last the decade.
Several researchers have suggested the techniques associated with Total Quality, which have there origins in manufacturing are equally ...
Developing grape expectations: A dyadic examination of the effectiveness of supplier development relationships in the South Island wine industry.
Organisations must generate synergies in their supply chain that result in sustainable competitive advantages. Supplier development is one strategy than can help businesses accomplish this. Literature on supplier development ...
Management of university research: A grounded theory exploration
This thesis explores the conduct and outcomes of individual research projects where the focus of interest is the influence of administrative procedures on the research process. Data is from interviews with researchers and ...
Models to improve the productivity of core workers: strategic considerations.
Employer responses to a changing business environment usually involve measures to reduce labour costs. There are several models that an organisation may adopt to improve labour productivity. These include contracting out ...
An approach for intelligent image collection navigation and semantic analysis
With the growing use of multimedia such as images and videos in industries as well as in our daily life, image retrieval has become a vital technology for users to consume the valuable multimedia resources effectively and ...
Travelling work: Michel Foucault and organisation studies
In the pages that follow I have tried to make some initial steps towards an assessment of the relevance of the work of Michel Foucault for contemporary organisation studies: Following Edward Said, I have framed this question ...
How suitable are enterprise systems to medium size manufacturers
Enterprise system (ES) is an information system that integrates all departments and functions across a company into a single computer system that can serve all those different departments' particular needs (Sutherland, ...
Exploring evidenced-based criteria for the admission, transfer and discharge of General Surgical patients to a Surgical Progressive Care Unit (SPCU), together with a review of the educational and skill mix requirements of SPCU nursing staff.
Spiralling health care costs and limited critical care bed capacity has seen the widespread introduction of progressive care units (PCUs) for patients who require more intensive observation, monitoring and treatment than ...
Computerized information systems and general practice
This case study is being framed primarily as one in Labor Process analysis, looking at the impact of computerized information systems in control over work conducted in a general practice setting. The health care sector has ...