Journal
JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Volume 20, Issue 5, Pages 469-493Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6963(02)00025-6
Keywords
supplier management; operation strategy; case study research; supply networks; supply chain
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Three complete supply networks have been mapped in this study. These supply networks pertain to the center console assembly and come from three different product lines-Honda Accord, Acura CL/TL, and DaimlerChrysler (DCX) Grand Cherokee. Based on these three cases of supply networks, propositions are built concerning how the structure of supply networks operates. Based on the extant literature, we frame structure in three dimensions-formalization, centralization, and complexity. As an underlying methodology, we first conduct the within-case analysis and then expand the analysis to cross-case context. The three structural dimensions affect one another progressively, and the cost consideration appears to be the overarching force that shapes the supply-network structure. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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