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This paper presents a tractable model of a firm that chooses both the scale and timing of its investment. The value-maximizing investment policy is lumpy, and sensitivity analysis shows that greater demand volatility is associated with the firm choosing to invest in larger increments, less...
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of manufacturing flexibility in the North American automotive industry. In particular, we track demonstrated ability to …-cycle as well as aging models. Moreover, we find strong evidence that automotive manufacturers use flexibility as a … “competitive weapon”; flexibility is deployed in market segments in which there are a larger number of flexible competitors …
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examines the impact of supply chain strategy and flexibility on the SMEs business performance in the Indian automobile SMSs. A … issue and particularly about the relationship between supply chain flexibility dimensions on supply chain performance. Hence …, the first and foremost objective of this study is to find how supply chain strategy (SCS) and supply chain flexibility …
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We study production networks of automotive assembly plants to shed new light on the impact of flexibility on plant …, Ford and General Motors) have become less flexible over the years despite the reported benefits of flexibility. To … understand this phenomenon, we utilize flexibility indices that have been developed in the modeling literature to measure …
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supply chain flexibility towards supply chain effectiveness in automotive industry of Pakistan. A survey was conducted using … companies of Pakistan. The finding indicates that supplier development and supply chain flexibility have positive and … management to integrate strategies and practices related to supplier development and flexibility to improve supply chain …
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We are living in the world of globalization that is characterized by hyper competition across the industry and automobile industry is no exception. The challenge for today's organizations is not attain first position, but to be there for the long time. If this is the goal of the organization, it...
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Liberalization of the European automobile distribution system in 2002 limits the ability of manufacturers to impose vertical restraints, leading to a substantial restructuring of the industry and increasing the competitive pressure among dealers. We estimate an equilibrium model of profit...
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