this paper discussed the application of information and communication technology (ict) in pharmaceutical product marketing in nigeria. data for the study was obtained from 76 pharmaceutical firms in southwest nigeria which comprised of about 95% of the pharmaceutical companies that were into manufacturing of drugs in nigeria. the categories of firms surveyed include retail pharmacy, combination...

Nowadays manufacturers are forced to shift from their traditional product-manufacturing paradigm to the goodsservices continuum by providing integrated combination of products and services. The adoption of service-based strategies is the natural consequence of the higher pressure that these companies are facing in the global markets especially due to the presence of competitors which operate in...

Manufacturing companies are increasingly dependent on external resources and are endeavoring to develop and manage the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) information systems capabilities and strategic inter-firm relationships concurrently and dynamically to leverage external resources for competitive advantage. This paper investigates and theorizes about the correlation between different types ...

Within many industrial segments worldwide, a clear trend can be seen where companies outsource functional areas to specialised outside suppliers to support their internal core business areas. Typically, the companies begin by outsourcing functions of low strategic importance, e.g. cleaning, canteen working and administration. After having learnt from this experience they gradually move towards ...

The current competitive environment is characterized by new sources of information, new technologies, new management practices, new competitors, and shorter product life cycles, which highlights the importance of organizational knowledge in manufacturing companies. We integrate some of those knowledge-based approaches seeking to understand how aspects related to cross-functional orientation, ne...

Over the last decade, numerous companies have tried to adopt a commercial ERP package in the world-wide e-business and ecommerce environment. However, most of commercial ERP packages are designed for a large-scaled company so that it is difficult to adopt a commercial ERP package in terms of small and medium-size companies. Therefore, it is necessary for a small and medium-size company to seek ...

Today, discrete-event simulation (DES) use in the manufacturing industry has become widespread, but far from all companies use this technology.Often simulation is used on a `one-shot' basis only, or as a standalone tool, reflecting a low level of integration. At the same time, a majority of companies do not use simulation at all. It is argued here that these companies lack methodologies for ado...

A production system must reflect a company’s manufacturing strategy and the chosen competitive priorities. Tools to assess the congruence between the manufacturing strategy and the production system can hence support the companies’ competitive position. In this paper, the usability of an analysis model suggested by Miltenburg (1995), aiming at mapping manufacturing strategy and production syste...

this study aims to investigate the effect of information technology on quality performance. the research model has been proposed based on relationships among research variables and previous studies on information technology. population was all of department’s managers and personnel of marketing and sale, manufacturing and quality control in iran khodro and saipa companies. to collect data, a fi...

Purpose – The actual benefits of the AMT solidarity to the manufacturing system, classified as systemic, will only be acquired and identified if the current design and organizational structure become compatible with the change being introduced. The purpose of this paper is to present a review for the organizational design development related to AMT assumption and the green manufacturing (GM) in...