Roy Westbrook

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
19 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

Roy Westbrook is a scholar working on Management Information Systems, Management Science and Operations Research and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Roy Westbrook has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Management Information Systems, 7 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 5 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Roy Westbrook's work include Quality and Supply Management (8 papers), Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management (4 papers) and Operations Management Techniques (3 papers). Roy Westbrook is often cited by papers focused on Quality and Supply Management (8 papers), Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management (4 papers) and Operations Management Techniques (3 papers). Roy Westbrook collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Roy Westbrook's co-authors include Markham T. Frohlich, Terry Hill, Charles R. Scott, Pär Åhlström, Peter J. Williamson, Timothy Morris, Norma Harrison, T. S. Lee, Boo‐Ho Rho and Lawrence M. Corbett and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Operations Management, International Journal of Operations & Production Management and Technovation.

In The Last Decade

Roy Westbrook

19 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Arcs of integration: an international study of supply cha... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2001 1997 500 1000 1.5k
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Arcs of integration: an international study of supply chain strategies
    2001 1.9k citations Markham T. Frohlich, Roy Westbrook Journal of Operations Management profile →
  2. SWOT analysis: It's time for a product recall
    1997 652 citations Terry Hill, Roy Westbrook Long Range Planning profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roy Westbrook United Kingdom 13 2.6k 2.5k 558 528 375 19 4.1k
David McCutcheon Canada 16 1.7k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 397 0.7× 395 0.7× 580 1.5× 23 3.2k
Mark Frohlich United Kingdom 7 1.7k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 413 0.7× 478 0.9× 700 1.9× 9 3.2k
Robert J. Vokurka United States 20 2.4k 0.9× 2.2k 0.9× 548 1.0× 588 1.1× 433 1.2× 45 4.0k
Janus Dóre Pagh United States 3 2.6k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 594 1.1× 398 0.8× 300 0.8× 4 3.6k
Mike Gregory United Kingdom 21 2.5k 1.0× 2.3k 0.9× 853 1.5× 566 1.1× 523 1.4× 54 4.7k
Sadao Sakakibara United States 11 3.8k 1.5× 3.4k 1.3× 957 1.7× 551 1.0× 522 1.4× 15 5.3k
Nigel Slack United Kingdom 21 1.8k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 607 1.1× 609 1.2× 356 0.9× 48 3.5k
Nikos Tsikriktsis United Kingdom 9 1.8k 0.7× 1.9k 0.7× 482 0.9× 493 0.9× 800 2.1× 9 3.8k
Paul Humphreys United Kingdom 39 2.3k 0.9× 2.8k 1.1× 908 1.6× 479 0.9× 589 1.6× 116 4.4k
Peter Hines United Kingdom 30 3.3k 1.3× 2.6k 1.0× 930 1.7× 561 1.1× 243 0.6× 83 4.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Roy Westbrook

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roy Westbrook

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roy Westbrook

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Roy Westbrook. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Roy Westbrook based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Roy Westbrook. Roy Westbrook is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Frohlich, Markham T. & Roy Westbrook. (2002). Demand chain management in manufacturing and services: web‐based integration, drivers and performance. Journal of Operations Management. 20(6). 729–745. 407 indexed citations
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Frohlich, Markham T. & Roy Westbrook. (2001). Arcs of integration: an international study of supply chain strategies. Journal of Operations Management. 19(2). 185–200. 1874 indexed citations breakdown →
3.
Åhlström, Pär & Roy Westbrook. (1999). Implications of mass customization for operations management. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 19(3). 262–275. 184 indexed citations
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Hill, Terry, et al.. (1999). Closing the gap: a polemic on plant‐based research in operations management. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 19(2). 139–156. 22 indexed citations
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Hill, Terry & Roy Westbrook. (1997). Linking technological innovations to strategic needs. Technovation. 17(3). 109–117. 10 indexed citations
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Hill, Terry & Roy Westbrook. (1997). SWOT analysis: It's time for a product recall. Long Range Planning. 30(1). 46–52. 652 indexed citations breakdown →
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Adam, Everett E., Lawrence M. Corbett, Benito E. Flores, et al.. (1997). An international study of quality improvement approach and firm performance. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 17(9). 842–873. 238 indexed citations
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Hill, Terry & Roy Westbrook. (1997). The strategic development of manufacturing: Market analysis for investment priorities. European Management Journal. 15(3). 297–302. 10 indexed citations
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Morris, Timothy & Roy Westbrook. (1996). Technical Innovation and Competitive Advantage in Retail Financial Services: A Case Study of Change and Industry Response. British Journal of Management. 7(1). 45–61. 56 indexed citations
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Westbrook, Roy. (1995). Action research: a new paradigm for research in production andoperations management. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 15(12). 6–20. 240 indexed citations
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Westbrook, Roy. (1995). Designing information systems for the management of operational priorities in batch manufacture. Production Planning & Control. 6(4). 286–300. 2 indexed citations
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Westbrook, Roy. (1995). Organizing for total quality. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management. 12(4). 8–25. 5 indexed citations
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Westbrook, Roy. (1995). Total quality management in leading fast-moving consumer goods companies. Total Quality Management. 6(4). 365–382. 3 indexed citations
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Westbrook, Roy & Patrick Barwise. (1994). Continuous Improvement in Leading FMCG Companies. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 1 indexed citations
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Westbrook, Roy. (1994). Priority Management: New Theory for Operations Management. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 14(6). 4–24. 23 indexed citations
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Westbrook, Roy. (1993). Orderbook models for priority management: A taxonomy of data structures. Journal of Operations Management. 11(2). 123–142. 15 indexed citations
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Westbrook, Roy & Peter J. Williamson. (1993). Mass customization:Japan's new frontier. European Management Journal. 11(1). 38–45. 58 indexed citations
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Scott, Charles R. & Roy Westbrook. (1991). New Strategic Tools for Supply Chain Management. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management. 21(1). 23–33. 258 indexed citations
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Westbrook, Roy. (1988). Time to Forget “Just‐in‐Time”? Observations on a Visit to Japan. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 8(4). 5–21. 25 indexed citations

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