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Fragmentation and immiserising specialisation : the case of the textile and clothing sector

Gimet, Céline; Guilhon, Bernard; Roux, Nathalie - HAL - 2010

With production activity tending rapidly towards international fragmentation, this study examines the consequences for labour countries of the forms of specialisation brought about by fragmentation processes. It further addresses the risk that fragmented sectors may become excluded from greater...

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Strategic Outsourcing through Specifications

Nellore, Rajesh; Soderquist, Klas - HAL - 2000

Outsourcing is one of the top priorities on the strategic agenda of Original Equipment Manufacturers [OEMs] in many … industries. The decision of outsourcing an activity as opposed to doing it in-house and the development of a part or parts system … specifications might play in outsourcing decisions. Based on how the specification is generated and on the nature of the data it …

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The strategy of parallel approaches in projects with unforeseeable uncertainty: the Manhattan case in retrospect

Lenfle, Sylvain - HAL - 2011

This paper discusses the literature on the management of projects with unforeseeable uncertainty. Recent work demonstrates that, when confronted with unforeseeable uncertainties, managers can adopt either a learning, trial-and-error-based strategy, or a parallel approach. In the latter,...

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Exploration and Project Management

Lenfle, Sylvain - HAL - 2008

Project management in academic studies tends to be regarded as an adequate solution to the problems raised by innovation. This paper sets out to question this tendency to equate projects and innovation which, in our view, can lead to the improper use of projects to manage innovation. We argue...

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Projectification of the Firm : the Renault Case

Midler, Christophe - HAL - 1995

Many industrial firms are implementing fundamental changes in their organizations to increase the efficiency of their product development processes. Here we focus on the relations between project management models and the permanent organization and processes of the firm. The case of the French...

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The Launch of Innovative Product-Related Services: Lessons from automotive telematics

Lenfle, Sylvain; Midler, Christophe - HAL - 2009

In the literature on new product development, most existing studies on the end of the design process concentrate on managing ramp-up in the field of manufactured products. This situation poses a problem at a time when our economies increasingly depend upon services and products are more and more...

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Intensive Innovation Context and Design System Dynamics. The Case of Car Information Communication Entertainment (ICE) Systems

Midler, Christophe - HAL - 2002

Recent literature on innovation strategy and organizational change has challenged the classical punctuated equilibrium pattern that alternates long periods of stability with short bursts of radical change in the dominant design of products. Research into high-tech sectors such as the computer...

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