We study strategic capacity planning in the semiconductor industry. Working with a major US semiconductor manufacturer on the strategic configuration of their worldwide production capacities, we identify two unique characteristics of this problem as follows: (1) wafer demands and manufacturing capacity are both main sources of uncertainty, and (2) capacity planning must consider two distinct vi...

BACKGROUND Research in tobacco control demonstrating best practices is widely disseminated; however, application at the local level is often difficult. Translating research into practice requires a concerted effort to develop an understanding of the evidence and how it can be applied within diverse contexts. PURPOSE A strategic planning infrastructure was developed to support the translation ...

This article extends the debate regarding the relationship between strategic planning and performance. It addresses criticism of previous empirical studies that have largely investigated direct and bi-variate relationships, producing equivocal results. The current study investigates the mediating effects of four types of flexibility on the strategic planning and performance relationship. Flexib...

In order to explore the complexities of developing a strategic marketing plan, this article is written in three parts. The first describes the strategic marketing planning process itself and the key steps within it. It also deals with implementation issues and barriers to marketing planning. The second part provides guidelines for the marketer which will ensure that the input to the marketing p...

the fifth iranian national congress on the biology of addiction was held in 22-24 june 2011 in tehran university of medical sciences with over 100 valuable oral and poster presentations and over 300 participants. one of the main sessions of the congress was devoted to a national strategic planning and iranian drug control head quarter (dchq) introducing the first national executive road map on ...

purpose: to develop strategic planning for ophthalmology education in iran from 2008 to 2010. methods: a qualitative investigation using focus group discussion was conducted during march, 2008 at the ophthalmic research center of shahid beheshti university. six to ten academic members of the ophthalmology department and other stakeholders participated in this study. strengths, weaknesses, oppor...

a r t i c l e i n f o Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a tool that can facilitate sustainable development and improve decision-making by introducing environmental concern early in planning processes. However, various international studies conclude that current planning practice is not taking full advantage of the tool, and we therefore define the paradox of SEA as the methodological ...

A pragmatic approach to strategic planning is presented for use by public and non-profit organizations. Benefits of the process are outlined and two examples of its application are presented-one involving a city government and the other a public health nursing service. Requirements for strategic planning success are discussed. Several conclusions are drawn, namely that: (7) strategic planning i...

Yigitcanlar, Tan and Velibeyoglu, Koray (2008) Knowledge-based strategic planning: harnessing (in)tangible assets of city-regions. Knowledge-based strategic planning: harnessing (in)tangible assets of city-regions Structured Abstract Purpose – The aim of this paper is to investigate the ways of best managing city-regions' valuable tangible and intangible assets while pursuing a knowledge-based ...