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 …

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 …

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 …