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Postponement: a review and an integrated framework

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posted on 2023-06-08, 11:21 authored by Biao YangBiao Yang, Neil D Burns, Chris J Backhouse
The concept of postponement has a long history of academic literature and practical applications. The recent literature has also well documented that the need for postponement is driven by today's market and business environment. However, its applications are still not as widespread as expected. Therefore, we are interested in what factors enable or hinder the successful implementation of postponement. After a review on postponement, we propose an integrated framework that will help to develop a set of general ideas on which further work can be based. The practical difficulties associated with moving toward postponement are also included in this framework. The objective is also to understand better the challenges that exist in implementing postponement strategies.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

International Journal of Operations and Production Management

ISSN

0144-3577

Publisher

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Issue

5

Volume

24

Page range

468-487

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  • Business and Management Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-04-24

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