With a focus on the digital camera industry, which of all IT devices Japan has high industry competitive advantage, we discuss what product strategy did companies employ to create and capture value as the market developed, and how product architecture has changed. To meet the different needs of...

The optimal duration of a supply contract balances the costs of re-selecting a supplier against the costs of being matched to an inefficient supplier when the contract lasts too long. I develop a structural model of contract duration that captures this tradeoff and provide an empirical strategy...

Die effiziente Organisation der Beziehungen zwischen Käufern und Lieferanten, sowie einer nachhaltigen Lieferkette sind die größten Herausforderungen der Ukrainischen Milchindustrie. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit besteht darin, die Organisation der Lieferkette und die wichtigsten Motive und...

Im Rahmen des Anlaufmanagements in der Automobilindustrie behandelt diese Studie die zentrale Forschungsfrage: "Welchen Einfluss hat der Grad der unternehmensübergreifenden Zusammenarbeit in automotiven Anlaufprojekten auf die Zielgrößen Anlaufzeit, Anlaufkosten und Produktqualität?" Weitere...

This paper's title is an echo of Alfred Chandler's (2001) chronicle of the electronics industry, Inventing the Electronic Century. The paper attempts (A) a general reinterpretation of the pattern of technological advance in (American) electronics over the twentieth century and (B) a somewhat...

This paper analyzes the modularization in the world auto industry. The modularization in the industry has involved architectural changes in product, production, and supplier systems with each region (Japan, Europe and the U.S.A.) emphasizing different purposes and aspects. As an attempt to...

This paper considers the trade-off between leveraging external sources of innovation by outsourcing design and engineering activities and the ability to develop internal product development competences. The trade-off arises because the division of labor within and across firms' boundaries has a...

94% of Fortune 1000 firms experienced supply chain disruptions. The severe shortage of essential medical supplies caused by COVID-19 has severely hampered the healthcare supply chain (HCSC). This study explores the impact of supply chain resilience (SCR) on supply chain performance (SCP) and the...