... Licensed re-use rights only Strategy Disruption Supplier–manufacturer relationships 3D printing Additive manufacturing Demand chain Innovation Supply chain Additive manufacturing, that is, layer-based production (Achillas et al., 2017), has emerged as an alternative...

... their responses to powerful chain partners. Design/methodology/approach Using hierarchical regression, data from 1,417 manufacturing companies sampled from the fifth and sixth versions of the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey were analyzed. Findings This study found that relatively weaker...

...Vikas Kumar; Younis Jabarzadeh; Paria Jeihouni; Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of operations strategy (cost, quality, flexibility and delivery) and supply chain integration on innovation performance under influence of learning orientation...

... of analysing the strategic deployment of 3DP and the corresponding effects on performance objectives. The aim of this paper is to identify, define and exemplify typical 3DP deployment strategies pursued. Design/methodology/approach The approach taken is a critical literature review, synthesising...

... chain. Findings – Despite being the major contribution, the majority of citing papers actually use other parts of the original work, and some potential reasons for this are proposed. An extra stage is added to the migratory model, reflecting a customer centric strategy. Research limitations...

.... As a knowledge management tool, it assists in prescriptive decision-making (French, 2012 ; French et al., 2009). We adopt the Cynefin framework as a typology against which to consider the types of decision-making discussed in SSCM research papers. Strategy Decision-making Ethics Supply chain...

...' supply chain is illustrated in Figure 1 . Sustainability Strategy Retail industry Performance indicators Triple bottom line Woolworths South Africa Sustainable development Retailing © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Göran Svensson can be contacted at: goran.svensson...

...Michael O’Keeffe; Andrew Fearne Looks at how Waitrose deals with commodity marketing and category management by examining its category leadership strategy, which aims to reduce costs and align its network to the needs of the consumer. Seeks to shed light on how this was achieved and the key lessons...

...Michael A. Bourlakis; Constantine A. Bourlakis According to the “classical” school of thought , the implementation of a firm’s strategy can be the result of a deliberate and rational process, or alternatively an emergent and non‐intentional one. The rising importance of logistics in retail strategy...

... procurement strategies. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Strategy Supplies Supply‐chain management Over the past five years, many Fortune 500 companies have intensified their focus on procurement in an effort to reduce the cost of goods and services they purchase. Procurement organizations...

..., it can be improved, not only by looking at the numerator and denominator, but also by investigating the throughput process itself. The competitive priorities in operations strategy, according to Krajewski and Ritzman (1993, pp. 47‐52), are cost, quality, time and flexibility. Hence, any productivity...