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Configurations in operations: an emerging area of study
Author(s) -
Boyer Kenneth K,
Bozarth Cecil,
McDermott Christopher
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.649
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1873-1317
pISSN - 0272-6963
DOI - 10.1016/s0272-6963(00)00041-3
Subject(s) - computer science , process (computing) , perspective (graphical) , management science , data science , knowledge management , process management , business , artificial intelligence , engineering , operating system
The purpose of this special issue is to demonstrate how configuration research methods can be applied to a wide range of Operations Management topics. As a quick review, configuration models are Amultidimensional profiles used to describe organizational, Ž strategy, or process typesB Bozarth and McDermott, . 1998, p. 427 . Included under the configuration banŽ ner are typologies, which describe ideal types e.g. . Miles and Snow, 1978; Hill, 1994 and taxonomies, which classify existing organizational phenomena Ž . into distinct categories e.g. Miller and Roth, 1994 . Many of the phenomena OM researchers seek to study — manufacturing and services strategies, AMT or TQM adoption patterns, supply chain structures — fit naturally into the configuration perspective. In a 1998 Journal of Operations Management paper, Bozarth and McDermott examined the current state of configuration research in the manufacturing strategy area. Among other findings, the authors observed that: