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Michael Lewis
Researcher at University of Central Lancashire
Publications - 126
Citations - 3993
Michael Lewis is an academic researcher from University of Central Lancashire. The author has contributed to research in topics: Corporate governance & Service (business). The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 123 publications receiving 3558 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael Lewis include University of Bath & Hunter College.
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Lean production and sustainable competitive advantage
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that lean production can underpin competitive advantage if the firm is able to appropriate the productivity savings it creates, and that the ambiguity of lean production in practice means that the implementation process can create strategic resources to underpin sustainable competitive advantage.
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Are public-private partnerships a healthy option? A systematic literature review.
TL;DR: This study analyzes over 1400 publications from a wide range of disciplines over a 20-year time period and synthesizes formerly dispersed research perspectives into a comprehensive multi-dimensional framework of public-private partnerships.
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The dynamics of contractual and relational governance: Evidence from long-term public–private procurement arrangements
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the detail and dynamics of how contractual and relational governance mechanisms are deployed in managing complex, long-term public-private supply arrangements using empirical data from two UK Private Finance Initiative (PFI) cases.
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Rapid-Fire Fulfillment
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that to maximize the entire supply chain, you may have to make some pretty counterintuitive moves-like sending trucks away from the warehouse half empty or running factories only during the day shift.
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The two worlds of operations management research and practice: Can they meet, should they meet?
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a brief history of the development of operations management and provide the backdrop for a content analysis of journal articles published in the Journal of Operations Management and the International Journal of operations & production management between January 1990 and June 2003.