... of view of an inductive approach. The conceptual framework is generated and based on the empirical findings from a case study of a Swedish car manufacturer in the automotive industry. Step two is deductive in terms of testing in other industries the generated conceptual framework that originates from step...

... to develop depending on the respective network type. Presents a qualitative study of a production network of a German car manufacturer to identify organisational capabilities and describe possible systemic development. © MCB UP Limited 2000 Logistics Partnering Supply‐chain management Car...

... developed and how they might be used to create and “outsource” significant competitive advantage for complete supplier networks elsewhere. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Car manufacturers Competitive advantage Outsourcing Suppliers Supply chain The achievement of a sustainable competitive...

... keiretsu with interlocking minority shareholdings and mutual trading, although here Proton was not using this approach to manage their suppliers in the same way as NEC (Ferguson, 1990; Whittington, 1993). Car manufacturers Globalization International marketing Just‐in‐time Malaysia Supply...