... Competitive analysis Corporate strategy Distribution management In recent years, an increasing number of studies have examined the conceptual and theoretical development of operations strategies (Boyer and Pagell, 2000 ; Ward and Duray, 2000 ; Spina and Zotteri, 2001 ; Zhao et al., 2002...

... alignment Competitive analysis Bozarth and McDermott (1998) note that configuration theories in manufacturing strategy are few in number, mainly focusing on describing strategy types (Stobaugh and Telesio, 1983 ; Wheelwright and Hayes, 1985 ; Miller and Roth, 1994 ; Richardson et al...

..., 2000). Manufacturing industries Brazil Automotive industry Competitive analysis This focus on macro‐sphere factors seems to have resulted from a long history of macro economic and political instability in Latin America across several decades, and the clear pattern of effects...

... (Narasimhan and Carter, 1998). Soo Wook Kim can be contacted at kimsoo2@snu.ac.kr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Supply chain management Performance management Competitive analysis Operational research Viewed in this perspective, the alignment between functional‐level supply...