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Modularity, product variety, production volume, and component sourcing: theorizing beyond generic prescriptions
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In this article, the authors explore how manufacturing characteristics affect the appropriate type of modularity to be embedded into the product family architecture, and how the types of modularities relate to component sourcing.About:
This article is published in Journal of Operations Management.The article was published on 2002-09-01. It has received 439 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Modularity (networks) & Product (category theory).read more
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Qualitative case studies in operations management: Trends, research outcomes, and future research implications
TL;DR: In many of the qualitative case studies reviewed, sufficient details in research design, data collection, and data analysis were missing and there was a lack of consistency in the way the case method has been applied.
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Renaissance of case research as a scientific method
Mikko Ketokivi,Thomas Y. Choi +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe three distinct methodological accounts of case study: theory generation, theory testing, and theory elaboration, and argue that each approach has its own idiosyncrasies, in particular when it comes to the interplay between theory and empirics.
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Product family design and platform-based product development: a state-of-the-art review
TL;DR: A decision framework is introduced to reveal a holistic view of product family design and platform-based product development, encompassing both front-end and back-end issues.
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The impact of supply chain complexity on manufacturing plant performance
TL;DR: A model of supply chain complexity is put forth and empirically tests it using plant-level data from 209 plants across seven countries and shows that upstream complexity, internal manufacturing complexity, and downstream complexity all have a negative impact on manufacturing plant performance.
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Toward a Model of Strategic Outsourcing
Tim R. Holcomb,Michael A. Hitt +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors extend transaction cost theory and resource-based view to explain conditions leading to strategic outsourcing in supply chain management, where the role of specialized capabilities as a potential source of value creation in relationships between firms.
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Building theories from case study research
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Qualitative Interviewing: The Art of Hearing Data
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