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Papers by Seung Chul Kim
Increasingly, Korean firms have received research attention for their competitive advantage in th... more Increasingly, Korean firms have received research attention for their competitive advantage in the global market. Some of them have demonstrated market leadership through business network excellence, i.e., outstanding performance outcomes in the extended value chain with OEM and its partners of SMEs in both supply and demand side in a global scale. The aim of this paper is to examine the emerging concept of business excellence from a value chain network perspective. This paper presents a business network excellence model that defines the nature of business excellence that promotes sustainable
competitive advantage. This model presents critical dimensions of business network excellence in terms of
1 governance
2 network process details
3 supportive infrastructure
4 performance measures for sustainable competitive advantage.
Illustrations of several Korean firms provide their noticeable business network excellence in the global market. Implications are discussed as well.
Production and Operations Management, 2009
Job-release mechanisms in jobshop control are receiving increased recognition in recent research.... more Job-release mechanisms in jobshop control are receiving increased recognition in recent research. However, there is considerable disagreement over the benefits of sophisticated job-release mechanisms, and they remain to be tested in various operating environments.
Omega-international Journal of Management Science, 2002
We take advantage of the advance-scheduling property for elective surgeries by exploring whether ... more We take advantage of the advance-scheduling property for elective surgeries by exploring whether the use of a daily quota system with a 1-week or 2-week scheduling window would improve the performance of a typical intensive care unit (ICU) that serves patients coming from a number of different sources within the hospital. The exploration is carried out via a simulation model
Production and Operations Management, 2009
Job-release mechanisms in jobshop control are receiving increased recognition in recent research.... more Job-release mechanisms in jobshop control are receiving increased recognition in recent research. However, there is considerable disagreement over the benefits of sophisticated job-release mechanisms, and they remain to be tested in various operating environments.
Omega, 2002
We take advantage of the advance-scheduling property for elective surgeries by exploring whether ... more We take advantage of the advance-scheduling property for elective surgeries by exploring whether the use of a daily quota system with a 1-week or 2-week scheduling window would improve the performance of a typical intensive care unit (ICU) that serves patients coming from a number of di erent sources within the hospital. The exploration is carried out via a simulation model whose parameters are established from actual ICU data that were gathered over a 6-month period. It is shown that formally linking one controllable upstream process, namely the scheduling of elective surgeries through a quota system, to the downstream ICU admission process, can have beneÿcial e ects throughout the hospital. ?
European Journal of Operational Research, 1999
A hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) is a limited and critical resource. The efficient uti... more A hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) is a limited and critical resource. The efficient utilization of ICU capacity impacts on both the welfare of patients and the hospital's cost effectiveness. Decisions made in the ICU affect the operations of other departments. Yet, decision making in an ICU tends to be mainly subjective and lacking in clear criteria upon which to
International Journal of Business Excellence, 2012
Increasingly, Korean firms have received research attention for their competitive advantage in th... more Increasingly, Korean firms have received research attention for their competitive advantage in the global market. Some of them have demonstrated market leadership through business network excellence, i.e., outstanding performance outcomes in the extended value chain with OEM and its partners of SMEs in both supply and demand side in a global scale. The aim of this paper is to examine the emerging concept of business excellence from a value chain network perspective. This paper presents a business network excellence model that defines the nature of business excellence that promotes sustainable competitive advantage. This model presents critical dimensions of business network excellence in terms of 1 governance 2 network process details 3 supportive infrastructure 4 performance measures for sustainable competitive advantage.
Business strategy plays an important role for the success of a business firm. Strategy must be im... more Business strategy plays an important role for the success of a business firm. Strategy must be implemented in order to contribute to the success of a business firm. Often, however, strategic management research focuses on the development of strategy, but neglects the importance of implementation. Project management capability is considered an important factor for successful implementation of business strategy. The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of project management capability as the source of a firm's competitive strategy by focusing on the VRIO (value, rarity, inimitability, organisation) characteristics of project management processes. The results show that project management assets have significant impacts on the VRIO characteristics of the PM process. One of the meaningful findings is to confirm that the intangible project management assets play a mediating role for the tangible project management assets to achieve the VRIO characteristics of the PM process. Keywords: competitive advantage; project management capability; project management assets; VRIO characteristics; organisational productivity and efficiency.
Increasingly, Korean firms have received research attention for their competitive advantage in th... more Increasingly, Korean firms have received research attention for their competitive advantage in the global market. Some of them have demonstrated market leadership through business network excellence, i.e., outstanding performance outcomes in the extended value chain with OEM and its partners of SMEs in both supply and demand side in a global scale. The aim of this paper is to examine the emerging concept of business excellence from a value chain network perspective. This paper presents a business network excellence model that defines the nature of business excellence that promotes sustainable
competitive advantage. This model presents critical dimensions of business network excellence in terms of
1 governance
2 network process details
3 supportive infrastructure
4 performance measures for sustainable competitive advantage.
Illustrations of several Korean firms provide their noticeable business network excellence in the global market. Implications are discussed as well.
Production and Operations Management, 2009
Job-release mechanisms in jobshop control are receiving increased recognition in recent research.... more Job-release mechanisms in jobshop control are receiving increased recognition in recent research. However, there is considerable disagreement over the benefits of sophisticated job-release mechanisms, and they remain to be tested in various operating environments.
Omega-international Journal of Management Science, 2002
We take advantage of the advance-scheduling property for elective surgeries by exploring whether ... more We take advantage of the advance-scheduling property for elective surgeries by exploring whether the use of a daily quota system with a 1-week or 2-week scheduling window would improve the performance of a typical intensive care unit (ICU) that serves patients coming from a number of different sources within the hospital. The exploration is carried out via a simulation model
Production and Operations Management, 2009
Job-release mechanisms in jobshop control are receiving increased recognition in recent research.... more Job-release mechanisms in jobshop control are receiving increased recognition in recent research. However, there is considerable disagreement over the benefits of sophisticated job-release mechanisms, and they remain to be tested in various operating environments.
Omega, 2002
We take advantage of the advance-scheduling property for elective surgeries by exploring whether ... more We take advantage of the advance-scheduling property for elective surgeries by exploring whether the use of a daily quota system with a 1-week or 2-week scheduling window would improve the performance of a typical intensive care unit (ICU) that serves patients coming from a number of di erent sources within the hospital. The exploration is carried out via a simulation model whose parameters are established from actual ICU data that were gathered over a 6-month period. It is shown that formally linking one controllable upstream process, namely the scheduling of elective surgeries through a quota system, to the downstream ICU admission process, can have beneÿcial e ects throughout the hospital. ?
European Journal of Operational Research, 1999
A hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) is a limited and critical resource. The efficient uti... more A hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) is a limited and critical resource. The efficient utilization of ICU capacity impacts on both the welfare of patients and the hospital's cost effectiveness. Decisions made in the ICU affect the operations of other departments. Yet, decision making in an ICU tends to be mainly subjective and lacking in clear criteria upon which to
International Journal of Business Excellence, 2012
Increasingly, Korean firms have received research attention for their competitive advantage in th... more Increasingly, Korean firms have received research attention for their competitive advantage in the global market. Some of them have demonstrated market leadership through business network excellence, i.e., outstanding performance outcomes in the extended value chain with OEM and its partners of SMEs in both supply and demand side in a global scale. The aim of this paper is to examine the emerging concept of business excellence from a value chain network perspective. This paper presents a business network excellence model that defines the nature of business excellence that promotes sustainable competitive advantage. This model presents critical dimensions of business network excellence in terms of 1 governance 2 network process details 3 supportive infrastructure 4 performance measures for sustainable competitive advantage.
Business strategy plays an important role for the success of a business firm. Strategy must be im... more Business strategy plays an important role for the success of a business firm. Strategy must be implemented in order to contribute to the success of a business firm. Often, however, strategic management research focuses on the development of strategy, but neglects the importance of implementation. Project management capability is considered an important factor for successful implementation of business strategy. The purpose of this research is to investigate the impact of project management capability as the source of a firm's competitive strategy by focusing on the VRIO (value, rarity, inimitability, organisation) characteristics of project management processes. The results show that project management assets have significant impacts on the VRIO characteristics of the PM process. One of the meaningful findings is to confirm that the intangible project management assets play a mediating role for the tangible project management assets to achieve the VRIO characteristics of the PM process. Keywords: competitive advantage; project management capability; project management assets; VRIO characteristics; organisational productivity and efficiency.