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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Cross-Functional teams"”.
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The impact of cross-functional teams on aircraft carrier construction
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1997.
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Utilising cross-functional teams to achieve marketing/operations integration for delivery priority
… and how to manage the marketing and operations functional relationship effectively in order to become more market oriented. The framework of this research consists of four phases namely; the needs (reasons for integration), the methods (cross-functional teams), the development (potential …
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System development technical interactions and innovation : a network-based investigation
… systems such as aircraft engines involves many cross functional teams that are usually geographically distributed. These teams interact in several ways but one of the most important set of interactions during the product development phase is the flow of technical information which is largely …
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Desarrollo profesional hacia el dominio de la transformación digital
… of Lima, I have gained valuable experience across diverse fields of knowledge and business. This journey has equipped me with the skills to tackle challenges and cultivate expertise, continually enhancing my professional trajectory. My involvement spans areas such as Information Technology, …
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Developing Trust in a Cross-Functional Workgroup: Assessing the Effectiveness of a Communication Intervention
… increasingly understand the benefits of forming cross-functional teams, which include collaborative efforts on new initiatives and solving for current issues in the organization. Putting together a group of people from different disciplines, however, is not enough to obtain the results businesses …
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Implementing sustainability in large public organizations: impacts of bureaucracy
… is dependent upon leadership support, cross-functional teams, orientation to the external environment, effective management systems and consistent support over time. Bureaucratic organizations are structured to effectively accomplish the core mission, but if they also want to be more …
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Organizational design : the integration of pharmaceutical discovery and development
… was found to be in use with an emphasis on cross functional teams. Information Technology was viewed as necessary infrastructure but not an important component of knowledge integration. No strong links were found between pipeline maturity and the integrative mechanism deployed. I speculate …
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The barriers to lean implementation in high mix, low volume manufacturing - a marine diving engineering case study
… within the framework of action science. The functional heads of department are recognised as the existing change agents within the organisation and implementation is channelled through this leadership structure. A principled approach to lean implementation is adopted in order to ensure long …
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M28 Fixed wing transport aircraft cost reduction
… leverages on the wealth of knowledge from global cross-functional teams to generate explosive amount of improvement recommendations. The sub-systems were benchmarked against competitors cost structures. The framework will be linked to concepts generated from the database to create a process that …
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Sales and Operations Planning: A Performance Framework
… the anticipated benefits. Carried out by cross-functional teams, S&OP entails getting people from different thought worlds to work toward a common goal, a challenging task for any company. Academia is still in the early stages of developing empirical pathways predictive of S&OP …
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The effectiveness of the use of funds in Capital Projects: Case study of Eskom a hedging perspective
… expiry of the cover. Timeous communication from cross-functional teams on any change is therefore vital in order to ensure that a company’s portfolio management reflects the interdisciplinary approach between strategic, operational and financial dimensions. Based on the findings, the research …
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Value creation through intellectual property acquisition
… and financial commitment to ensure full cross-functional teams can be staffed to execute opportunity identification work. These improvements will enable the company to more effectively execute corporate entrepreneurial activities.
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Process improvement applied to product development : an approach to control development lead time
… process should evolve to, while tools such as cross-functional teams address implementation. But one element that has not been clearly addressed is the measurement and improvement of the development process during the pursuit of this goal. The focus of this thesis is on the design of an …
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Determinants of team effectiveness for cross-functional organizational design teams
Recent research indicates that teams are an essential element of most leading organizations (Mohrrnan, Cohen, & Mohrrnan, 1995). With the proliferation of team use comes the need for research to better define the design and management requirements unique to specific types of teams. This research …
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Critical appraisal of product development expertise in Irish SMEs
… product). A survey of Irish SMEs was conducted across industry sectors developing physical products with the objective of understanding how indigenous SMEs and therefore Ireland is progressing towards becoming a knowledge economy. SME characteristics (customers and markets, organisational …
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Factors to be considered in the adoption of the matrix management organisation structure within a state-owned enterprise
… reporting, decision-making delays, management of cross-functional teams, lack of a matrix guardian and level of conflicts. The indication in terms of cost performance was that the projects had cost implications. Most projects were completed on budget with 51% indicating that the projects had an …
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The effects of cross-functional integration mechanisms and customer characteristics on the outcomes of new product development projects
… product success. The literature suggests that cross-functional integration mechanisms and customer involvement in NPD projects are crucial for new product success. Nonetheless, there is lack of research on the direct impact of cross-functional integration mechanisms and customer characteristics …
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Inter-functional citizenship behaviour: A novel scale validated for the integration of Research and Development and Intellectual Property team members
… the process-perspective, assuring that inter-functional processes between employees from different functions are aligned and that cross-functional integration (CFI) from the process- perspective is achieved. However, findings about the benefits of CFI are still uncertain, poorly understood, …