... to investigate the influence of horizontal supplier–supplier (S-S) competition and cooperation in the supplier network on the quantity and quality of manufacturer’s innovation, to unravel the manufacturers’ coopetitive strategic sourcing. Design/methodology/approach The study conducts negative binomial...

... for economic performance. Finally, the author searches for moderators to assess the overall economic benefits of FBPC and better appreciate the operational implications. Servitization Customization Structural equation modelling Competition Supply chain collaboration Feature-based production...

... be responsible for managing industrial companies located in Spain. Although following Skinner’s work (1969) the need for correlation between the competitive strategy and the manufacturing strategy is generally recognised in the literature and has been corroborated by diverse empirical research works...

... be actively integrated within operations, in order to become key sources of competitive advantage. Accordingly, the operations function could progressively: take the leadership of strategy formulation; create “portfolios” of optional capabilities for strategies of organizational agility; and implement world...

... customers, and resource utilisation demands is described. Some design features drawn from this case form the conclusion. © MCB UP Limited 1988 Competition Customers Monopolies Welfare IJOPM 8,3 86 Accommodating Multiple Objectives in the Design of Customer Treatment Operations by Barbara...