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Silvio Roberto Ignácio Pires
Researcher at Methodist University
Publications - 64
Citations - 833
Silvio Roberto Ignácio Pires is an academic researcher from Methodist University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Supply chain & Supply chain management. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 63 publications receiving 766 citations. Previous affiliations of Silvio Roberto Ignácio Pires include State University of Campinas.
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Outsourcing in the automotive industry: From JIT to Modular Consortia
TL;DR: The Modular Consortia approach to production being implemented by such leading-edge automotive manufacturers as Skoda and Volkswagen, is one of the latest experiments in manufacturer-supplier relationships.
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Managerial implications of the modular consortium model in a Brazilian automotive plant
TL;DR: VW and seven module suppliers inaugurated a new truck and bus plant in Resende, a greenfield site in Brazil, using a pioneering pure modular consortium as mentioned in this paper, which has aroused great interest and become a "laboratory" for the entire automotive industry.
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A multi-tier study on supply chain flexibility in the automotive industry
Antônio Márcio Tavares Thomé,Luiz Felipe Scavarda,Silvio Roberto Ignácio Pires,Paula Santos Ceryno,Paula Santos Ceryno,Katja Klingebiel +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the main effects of flexible supply chain capabilities or their lack at various tiers that limit the SC's ability to provide products to end-customers are explored. But, most of the previous studies on this topic have been confined to a single firm, thereby neglecting other important aspects of a supply chain.
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Supply Chain and Virtual Enterprises: Comparisons, Migration and a Case Study
Silvio Roberto Ignácio Pires,Carlos F. Bremer,Luis A. De Santa Eulalia,Christiane P. Goulart +3 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare the supply chain concept from the standpoint of SCM with that of virtual enterprise, and consider the situation in which a co-operative enterprise, idealised to work as a VE, acquires characteristics of a SC structure.
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New configurations in supply chains: the case of a condominium in Brazil's automotive industry
TL;DR: In this paper, a case study was made of an automaker that uses the industrial condominium configuration, and of four of its repres... using an intentional sampling approach, using an approach based on case study framework was built to guide and define the key content of research.