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boundaries and as a consequence managing operations contains more and more issues and actions dealing with external networks …
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significance. Challenges the assumption that supply networks are always “out there” waiting to be investigated. Rather than treat … networks as objective artifacts, explores the extent to which they are invented and chosen by actor(s)/observer(s). Uses …
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Presents a framework for explaining the relationship between strategy, structure, and logistics in the context of a changing environment. In response to new competitive pressures, a manufacturing enterprise is emerging in which resources may now be dispersed worldwide. As distances between...
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Notwithstanding the extensive body of literature, there is still confusion surrounding the concept of “network” since it encompasses a variety of inter‐organisational relationships. By adopting the Mintzberg’s approach on organisational structures and co‐ordination mechnisms, this work...
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operations and supply strategy more attuned to the demands of shifting inter-organizational networks.  …
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strand of research is opened up connecting journal governance networks to knowledge structures in the OSCM field. OM is …
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and focus on a common, relatively narrow subject, allow students to establish more effective networks to support them in … professional networks does not hold independent of the level of education. In particular, this effect seems pertinent only for …
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the diaspora may well increase international trade between the different countries, depending on the types of networks … the diaspora. Design/methodology/approach Developing a theoretical approach for the formation of networks in the diaspora …
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The emergence of the network organization is a phenomenon that has given rise to much comment and analysis. These virtual organizations are characterized by a confederation of specialist skills or capabilities provided by the network members. It is argued that in turbulent environments such...
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. Distributed control is a new and exciting opportunity to build more effective process networks for a wide range of applications in … logistics and product development. A solution based on distributed control around the consumers of services in process networks … providers identify the design of process networks that most efficiently add value in different industries and for different …
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