1: Form Postponement Types and Market Contingencies: Toward an Isomorphism of Mass-Customization Strategies and Form Postponement Types -- 2: The Ghost in the Machine: A Multi-Method Exploration of the Role of Individuals in the Simultaneous Pursuit of Flexibility and Efficiency -- 3: The Role...

Integrating suppliers into new product development (NPD) projects offers manufacturers the potential for substantial improvements in the new product being designed. However, it also creates significant inter-organizational integration diseconomies that can negatively affect the manufacturing...