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Linking networks and plant roles: the impact of changing a plant role

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Författare

Summary, in English

Many manufacturing firms are expanding their global footprint to explore new opportunities for efficient and effective production. The strategic perspective on international manufacturing networks involves both the network level and the plant level. A key aspect is the relationship between the network and the role of plants. In this research, we investigate the relationship between the network and plant perspectives in international manufacturing networks.

We use an embedded case study that includes five plants in two product networks over a period of three years. We analyse how changing the role of one plant affects the network as well as the roles of the other plants in the networks. We find that decisions on plant roles are, to a very high degree, network decisions and not decisions for individual plants. Based on the insights from the case study we also develop a framework for mapping manufacturing networks, including market coverage, plant location and site competence.

Avdelning/ar

Publiceringsår

2013

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

5696-5710

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

International Journal of Production Research

Volym

51

Issue

19

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Taylor & Francis

Ämne

  • Transport Systems and Logistics

Nyckelord

  • Case study
  • Global operations
  • International manufacturing
  • Longitudinal study
  • Manufacturing strategy

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0020-7543