All Outputs (8)

Outsourcing and the Flexible Firm; The Financial Services Industry (2017)
Book Chapter
Bagher, M., & MacKerron, G. (2018). Outsourcing and the Flexible Firm; The Financial Services Industry. In Positive and Negative Aspects of Outsourcing (55-68). Croatia: InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.72771

This chapter investigates, through a literature review, the increasing use of outsourcing by organisations and why this has become so prevalent in recent years. The use if an effective performance management system for outsourcing projects in the fin... Read More about Outsourcing and the Flexible Firm; The Financial Services Industry.

Innovation in Limited Markets: Managing PCP Projects in the UK Defence Industry (2017)
Book Chapter
Gee, S., Weaver, M. W., & MacKerron, G. (2017). Innovation in Limited Markets: Managing PCP Projects in the UK Defence Industry. In B. L. Moya, M. D. Storch de Gracia, & L. F. Mazadiego (Eds.), Case Study of Innovative Projects - Successful Real Cases. In

This chapter will outline guidelines developed to both support and enhance innovation within the context of procuring complex performance (PCP) contracts. Such contracts are currently being employed across a range of sectors where limited market cond... Read More about Innovation in Limited Markets: Managing PCP Projects in the UK Defence Industry.

A Case Study on E-Kanban Implementation: A Framework for Successful Implementation. (2013)
Book Chapter
MacKerron, G., Kumar, M., & Kumar, V. (2013). A Case Study on E-Kanban Implementation: A Framework for Successful Implementation. In U. Ramanathan, & R. Ramanathan (Eds.), Supply Chain: Strategies, Issues and Models (99-112). Springer. https://doi.org/10.

This paper provides generic guidelines to ensure an electronic supplier Kanban can be successfully implemented across an organization. This approach is based on case study work conducted within a European manufacturing SME. A framework in the form of... Read More about A Case Study on E-Kanban Implementation: A Framework for Successful Implementation..

Supply chain management - practice and performance in the UK clothing industry. (2004)
Book Chapter
Iosif, L., Masson, R., Fernie, J., & MacKerron, G. (2004). Supply chain management - practice and performance in the UK clothing industry. In Service Manufacturing (259-267). Gemini International Ltd

Over the past few decades the textile and apparel industry has experienced radical changes. This has been the result of customers becoming increasingly sophisticated, demanding more frequent innovation, greater exclusivity, more choice and better ser... Read More about Supply chain management - practice and performance in the UK clothing industry..

What's happening in European supply-chains? (2004)
Book Chapter
Lewis, C., Fernie, J. M., MacKerron, G., & Masson, R. J. (2004). What's happening in European supply-chains?. In Service manufacturing (19-26). Gemini International

Many multinational companies are supposedly viewing Europe as one region and re-shaping their approach to the supply of products to customers. Several factors are thought to be driving this trend, notably the degree of merger and acquisitions activit... Read More about What's happening in European supply-chains?.

Making EFQM work at the manufacturing level. (2003)
Book Chapter
MacKerron, G., Fernie, J., & Masson, R. (2003). Making EFQM work at the manufacturing level. In M. Cotterell (Ed.), Knowledge Driven Manufacturing (141-150). CIT Press

Self-Assessment (SA) has gained international recognition as a methodology for identifying strengths and weaknesses across an organisation's activities and performance as part of their total quality management (TQM) activity. The European Foundation... Read More about Making EFQM work at the manufacturing level..

Adoption of management software in a SME. (1998)
Book Chapter
MacKerron, G., & Wybrow, D. (1998). Adoption of management software in a SME. In I. P. McCarthy, & A. et (Eds.), Manufacturing Excellence in SME's (71-76). Sheffield Academic Press

This case study discusses the approach taken at a small specialist clothing manufacturer who, due to increasing demand, had to adopt Computer Aided Manufacturing (C.A.M.) techniques to improve their production control information. The development and... Read More about Adoption of management software in a SME..

Enhancing the link between business and operations strategy. (1996)
Book Chapter
MacKerron, G. (1996). Enhancing the link between business and operations strategy. In C. A. Voss (Ed.), Manufacturing strategy: operations strategy in a global context. London Business School

This paper reprots on the use of banchmarking to improve the links between business and operations strategies. The use of benchmarking as a toll to facilitate improvements in these crucial links is examined. The existing literature on process benchma... Read More about Enhancing the link between business and operations strategy..