All Outputs (25)

Organizational, systems and human issues in production planning, scheduling and control (2006)
Book Chapter
MacCarthy, B. L. (2006). Organizational, systems and human issues in production planning, scheduling and control. In J. W. Herrmann (Ed.), Handbook of Production Scheduling. Springer

With global markets and global competition, pressures are placed on manufacturing organizations to compress order fulfillment times, meet delivery commitments consistently and also maintain efficiency in operations to address cost issues. This chapte... Read More about Organizational, systems and human issues in production planning, scheduling and control.

Managing product variety in quotation processes (2005)
Journal Article
Bramham, J., MacCarthy, B. L., & Guinery, J. (2005). Managing product variety in quotation processes. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 16(4), https://doi.org/10.1108/17410380510594507

Purpose – Manufacturers across many sectors increasingly operate in high variety environments. Research evidence suggests that variety has a negative impact on performance. However, the research literature is limited on the enablers that allow variet... Read More about Managing product variety in quotation processes.

Fundamental Modes of Operation for Mass Customization (2003)
Journal Article
MacCarthy, B. L., Brabazon, P. G., & Bramham, J. (2003). Fundamental Modes of Operation for Mass Customization. International Journal of Production Economics, 85(3),

The concept of Mass Customization (MC) - producing customised goods for a mass market - has received considerable attention in the research literature in recent years. However the literature is limited in providing an understanding of the content of... Read More about Fundamental Modes of Operation for Mass Customization.

Responsiveness of the order fulfilment process (1999)
Journal Article
Kritchanchai, D., & MacCarthy, B. (1999). Responsiveness of the order fulfilment process. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 19(8), https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579910274419

This paper discusses evidence from field studies undertaken to investigate the responsiveness of the order fulfilment process in a number of companies. The evidence is analysed in the context of the literature on responsiveness and related areas such... Read More about Responsiveness of the order fulfilment process.

Order fulfillment in high variety production environments
Journal Article
MacCarthy, B. L., & Brabazon, P. Order fulfillment in high variety production environments. Manuscript submitted for publication

Providing high levels of product variety and product customization is challenging for many companies. This paper presents a new classification of production and order fulfillment approaches available to manufacturing companies that offer high variety... Read More about Order fulfillment in high variety production environments.