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Purpose Servitization increases the uncertainty exposure of provider firms due to the operational differences between services and production which is further increased when operations are set in triads. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the uncertainty exposure in servitized triads and...
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analyze differences in outsourcing strategies between manufacturing firms from emerging markets and from developed markets …
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outsourcing and manufacturing flexibility. In doing so, the authors study four types of manufacturing flexibility: product, mix …, volume, and labor competence flexibility. Design/methodology/approach – Based on transaction cost economics theory and …, organizational learning, and dynamic capabilities as contingencies affecting outsourcing-flexibility relationships. Combining …
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(OEMs), theory on how they survive is minimal. Little is known about how OEMs survive and upgrade to other business models … this paper is to extend the theory on the survival path of OEMs from the perspective of emerging countries by examining how …
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Purpose Drawing on transaction cost economics (TCE) theory and organizational information processing theory (OIPT …/methodology/approach The paper uses a rigorously designed survey to collect data from professionals who manage service outsourcing contracts in … outsourcing. …
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This paper focuses on gaining insight into the impact of TQM on the business performance of the service sector of the economy. The study yields clear evidence that TQM implementation improved business performance in the service sector of Singapore. Success of TQM implementations appears to be...
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In an intensely competitive global marketplace reshaped by the opening of new markets, the study of international operations strategy (IOS) is becoming increasingly important. This paper undertakes a comprehensive review of the IOS literature from 31 well‐regarded operations management and...
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Manufacturing strategy has attracted serious research attention in the recent past. In this paper, an attempt is made to review the status of literature in manufacturing strategy. A literature classification scheme is suggested. A total of 260 articles from 31 referred journals and international...
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The concept of the “trade‐off” is increasingly seen as central to operations strategy because it forms the foundation of how we conceptualise the improvement process. A case‐based methodology is employed to explore managers’ cognition regarding the idea of operations trade‐offs....
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We use the methodology from quality function deployment (QFD) for linking manufacturing flexibility to market requirements. This approach creates a framework for modelling the deployment of the need for flexibility from the customers’ viewpoints into manufacturing flexibility at various...
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