Operations Strategy Optimization Based on Developed Sense and Respond Methodology

摘要：

How to make adaptive adjustments on operations strategy in dynamic business environments becomes the very important competitiveness to all kinds of companies. This paper aims to develop sense and respond (S&R) models in agile and dynamic strategic adjustment by introducing scaled critical factor index (SCFI) compared with previous S&R models such as critical factor index (CFI) and balanced critical factor index (BCFI). In addition, the case study in this paper shows the difference among the three S&R models and the advantages of SCFI model. The analysis results show that the SCFI models have contribution to the adaptive operations strategy adjustment based on clear objectives in dynamic and turbulent business environment. Managers can make quick decisions by the analytical models.

关键词： Operational competitiveness Operations strategy Sense and respond (S&R) Scaled critical factor index (SCFI) Manufacturing industry

作者: Yang Liu Wu Qian Shi Zhao Josu Takala

作者单位: Department of Production, University of Vaasa, PL 700, 65101 Vaasa, Finland School of Management, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, P. R. China

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: The 8th International Conference on Innovation and Management(第八届创新与管理国际会议 ICIM 2011)

会议地点: 日本福冈

会议语种:英文

页码: 1010-1015

在线出版日期: 2011-11-30（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）