Papers and Articles on Operations Management: Y2K Articles

Demand and supply patterns over the Millennium holiday - Y2K Article

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: The millennium experience will be with us in six months and as well as the Y2K computer bug problems, there are a number of other factors which will affect manufacturing companies supplying the retail market place...

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Selecting a new system for the Year 2000 - Y2K Article

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Suggests some simple, practical steps to be taken when selecting a new business system and outlines the pitfalls to be avoided.

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PUBLISHER: Institute of Operations Management

Vol 23 - No 3 - April 1998... read article...

And who's your worst supplier? Handling interplant demand within the supply chain - Y2K Article

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: Examines supply chain management in the pharmaceutical industry and how the need to make systems Y2K compliant allowed the introduction of new dependent demand solutions.

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New web page for Year 2000 problems - Y2K Article

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: European Agency for Safety & Health at Work has now brought together the latest information sources on the Year 2000 problem in the safety and health field together with an interactive discussion forum moderated by the Health & Safety Executive...

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Millennium Boom and Bust - Y2K Article

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: A major threat to economic stability has been identified by logistics experts at Cranfield School of Management. A down turn in the economy is predicted following evidence that organisations are dramatically increasing stocks through fear of millennium shortages which may not ma... read article...

Millenium Bug and Action 2000 - Y2K Article

ARTICLE DESCRIPTION: The dreaded (?) millennium bug will soon be with us. Action 2000 are particularly concerned at the lack of preparedness in organisations of less than 250 employees... If your organisation has not done anything about this problem yet or if you have suppliers/customers who are in ... read article...