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Supply‐chain management and time‐based competition: the role of the supplier association
Nick Rich,Peter Hines +1 more
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In this article, the concept of time-based competitive strategies within the context of supply chain management is proposed. And the authors explore the current interest in supplier integration as a source of competitive advantage in consumer markets and propose that the Japanese influenced network sourcing model provides a method whereby the advantages of vertical integration can be achieved without reducing the flexibility of product and material outsourcing.Abstract:
Develops the concept of time‐based competitive strategies within the context of supply‐chain management. Explores the current interest in supplier integration as a source of competitive advantage in consumer markets and proposes that the Japanese influenced network sourcing model provides a method whereby the advantages of vertical integration can be achieved without reducing the flexibility of product and material outsourcing. A central feature of the network sourcing approach is the use of supplier co‐ordination and development, facilitated by a supplier forum known as a supplier association. These associations represent a series of linking pins, extending from the focal purchasing organization, whereby the joint determination of supply chain improvements can be formulated and shared between a focal customer organization and entire groups of suppliers. Argues that the successful exploitation of these associations is a major pillar in developing and sustaining continuous improvement on a supply‐chain sca...read more
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Supply chain management: an analytical framework for critical literature review
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Responsive supply chain : A competitive strategy in a networked economy
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The rhetoric and reality of supply chain integration
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Competitive advantage: creating and sustaining superior performance
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Competitive Advantage: Creating and Sustaining Superior Performance
TL;DR: Porter's concept of the value chain disaggregates a company into "activities", or the discrete functions or processes that represent the elemental building blocks of competitive advantage as mentioned in this paper, has become an essential part of international business thinking, taking strategy from broad vision to an internally consistent configuration of activities.
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