... Centralization Knowledge management Connectedness Innovation ambidexterity The contemporary business environment is one in which sudden and rapid change has become the norm. In the face of such unpredictability, organizations must respond in swift and appropriate ways in order to remain competitive...

... who describe how IKEA has developed and implemented a centralized supply chain planning approach – a concept that has taken them from a fragmented decentralized management to centralized, coordinated, supply chain planning. Their research identifies necessary prerequisites for implementing centralized...