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Representativeness, legitimacy and power in public involvement in health-care management (2008)
Journal Article
Martin, G. P. (2008). Representativeness, legitimacy and power in public involvement in health-care management. Social Science and Medicine, 67(11),

Public participation in health-service management is an increasingly prominent policy internationally. Frequently, though, academic studies have found it marginalized by health professionals who, keen to retain control over decision-making, undermin... Read More about Representativeness, legitimacy and power in public involvement in health-care management.

Public sector capacity reform in ethiopia: A tale of success in two ministries? (2007)
Journal Article
Mengesha, G. H., & Common, R. (2007). Public sector capacity reform in ethiopia: A tale of success in two ministries?. Public Administration and Development, 27(5), 367-380. https://doi.org/10.1002/pad.456

To enhance the capacity of public institutions in Ethiopia and to create an ideal environment for investment and economic growth, the public sector has gone through a series of reform processes including the civil service. This article attempts to as... Read More about Public sector capacity reform in ethiopia: A tale of success in two ministries?.

Consideration of the relevance of standard quality techniques in Mass Customisation (2007)
Journal Article
Brabazon, P. G., & MacCarthy, B. L. (2007). Consideration of the relevance of standard quality techniques in Mass Customisation. International Journal of Mass Customisation, 2(1/2),

The business philosophy of Mass Customisation (MC) implies rapid response to customer requests, high efficiency and limited cost overheads of customisation. Furthermore, it also implies the quality benefits of the mass production paradigm are guaran... Read More about Consideration of the relevance of standard quality techniques in Mass Customisation.

Parametric factory simulation for the responsive enterprise (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Farr, R., Tannock, J., & Holm, S. (2007). Parametric factory simulation for the responsive enterprise.

Simulation offers a powerful way to investigate the boundaries of what can be achieved by a manufacturing system, demonstrating the impact of schedules and policy decisions such as the placement of buffers and the size of safety stocks. Unfortunately... Read More about Parametric factory simulation for the responsive enterprise.

Governance and the management of networks in the public sector: Drugs policy in the United Kingdom and the case of cannabis reclassification (2006)
Journal Article
Common, R., & Acevedo, B. (2006). Governance and the management of networks in the public sector: Drugs policy in the United Kingdom and the case of cannabis reclassification. Public Management Review, 8(3), 395-414. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719030600853188

This essay utilizes policy network analysis to examine UK drugs policy within the wider context of the government's approach to joined-up governance. While confronting the definitional problems and limitations associated with the policy network conce... Read More about Governance and the management of networks in the public sector: Drugs policy in the United Kingdom and the case of cannabis reclassification.

Fundamental behaviour of Virtual-Build-to-Order systems (2006)
Journal Article
Brabazon, P. G., & MacCarthy, B. L. (2006). Fundamental behaviour of Virtual-Build-to-Order systems. International Journal of Production Economics, 104(2),

Virtual-Build-to-Order (VBTO) is an emerging order fulfilment system within the automotive sector that is intended to improve fulfilment performance by taking advantage of integrated information systems. The primary innovation in VBTO systems is the... Read More about Fundamental behaviour of Virtual-Build-to-Order systems.

Streamlining the formation of virtual enterprises in the aerospace industry (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Farr, R., Buxton, D., Bovik, C., & MacCarthy, B. L. (2006). Streamlining the formation of virtual enterprises in the aerospace industry.

The virtual enterprise is an ideal solution to the pace of change in modern markets, where increasingly well-informed customers demand high performance, customised products, with continuing downward pressure on prices and lead times. In meeting custo... Read More about Streamlining the formation of virtual enterprises in the aerospace industry.

Alternative logistic concepts and their effect within the company and the supply chain (2006)
Book
Farr, R., & Holm, S. (2006). Alternative logistic concepts and their effect within the company and the supply chain. VIVACE project

This document presents findings from the simulation of a focused factory at Volvo Aero, Trollhättan. A series of experiments were carried out, aimed at testing a range of alternative logistic concepts. Each concept describes an approach to the contro... Read More about Alternative logistic concepts and their effect within the company and the supply chain.

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.

Organisational learning in a political environment: Improving policy-making in UK government (2004)
Journal Article
Common, R. (2004). Organisational learning in a political environment: Improving policy-making in UK government. Policy Studies, 25(1), 35-49. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144287042000208224

This article observes that the political environment will always compromise the application of the organisational learning concept in government. In an attempt to overcome this problem, it seeks to demonstrate that a conceptual synthesis between poli... Read More about Organisational learning in a political environment: Improving policy-making in UK government.

Virtual-Build-to-Order as a Mass Customization Order Fulfilment Model (2004)
Journal Article
Brabazon, P. G., & MacCarthy, B. L. (2004). Virtual-Build-to-Order as a Mass Customization Order Fulfilment Model

Virtual-build-to-order (VBTO) is a form of order fulfilment system in which the producer has the ability to search across the entire pipeline of finished stock, products in production and those in the production plan, in order to find the best produc... Read More about Virtual-Build-to-Order as a Mass Customization Order Fulfilment Model.

Public Management and Policy Transfer in Southeast Asia (2004)
Book Chapter
Common, R. (2004). Public Management and Policy Transfer in Southeast Asia. In M. Evans (Ed.), Policy Transfer in Global Perspective. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315246574

This chapter challenges the notion that New Public Management (NPM) is being globalized. The impact of NPM was analysed in relation to three governments in South-East Asia - Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore. The multi-level approach to the study of... Read More about Public Management and Policy Transfer in Southeast Asia.

Malaysia: A case of 'business as usual'? (2003)
Book Chapter
Common, R. (2003). Malaysia: A case of 'business as usual'?. In A. Cheung, & I. Scott (Eds.), Governance and Public Sector Reform in Asia: Paradigm Shift or Business as Usual?. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203221693

In terms of economic policy, the Asian financial crisis provoked a very individual response from Malaysia. Unlike its near neighbours, Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea, Malaysia refused to countenance the possibility of swallowing the prescription... Read More about Malaysia: A case of 'business as usual'?.

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.

Convergence and transfer: A review of the globalisation of new public management (1998)
Journal Article
Common, R. (1998). Convergence and transfer: A review of the globalisation of new public management. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 11(6), 440-450. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513559810244356

There is much talk about a new global paradigm in public administration. However, many claims surrounding the existence of this new paradigm remain largely unsubstantiated. This article reviews some of these claims by attempting to explain how new pu... Read More about Convergence and transfer: A review of the globalisation of new public management.