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- Eriksson, David, et al.
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To offshore or reshore : The battle of data points
- 2018
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Ingår i: Supply Chain Management Review. - : E H Publishing, Inc.. - 1521-9747. ; 22:3, s. 42-46
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Tidskriftsartikel (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- [...]our research shows that not all offshoring decisions are based on the best methods or information. [...]a series of incorrect decisions made offshoring look like a great decision when it was not. [...]after years of outsourcing, Plant A was still the same size and unable to trim its overhead despite lower production levels. [...]one product became so expensive to produce internally that it was priced too high and failed in the market while lower-cost competitors thrive today.
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- Reitsma, Ewout, et al.
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Critical operations capabilities in a high cost environment : A grey relational analysis
- 2017
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Ingår i: Management Challenges in a Network Economy: Proceedings of the MakeLearn and TIIM Joint International Conference, Lublin, 17–19 May, 2017.. - : ToKnowPress. - 9789616914215 ; , s. 169-176
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Operations capabilities has been a common research area for many years and several frameworks have been offered. The existing frameworks are general and do not take specific contexts into consideration, such as a high cost environment. This research gap is of interest as a manufacturing relocation process has been taking place during the last decades, resulting in a vast amount of manufacturing being moved from high to low cost environments. The purpose of this study is to analyse critical operations capabilities in a high cost environment. A survey study was conducted, which focused on the evaluation of an existing framework of operations capabilities in the specific high cost environment context. Data was collected by a questionnaire that was developed based on the existing framework and distributed to 14 managers in five Swedish manufacturing firms. Grey relational analysis (GRA) was used to rank and cluster the dimensions and operations capabilities. The findings revealed that all the dimensions and operations capabilities included in the framework were critical in a high cost environment. However, the analysis also indicated that different emphasis was put on the different dimensions and capabilities. Thus, the dimensions and capabilities were ranked in order of critically and clustered as either ‘most critical’, ‘critical’, or ‘least critical’. The most critical dimension was ‘quality’ while the least critical dimension was ‘environment’. The critical dimensions included ‘delivery’, ‘cost’, ‘flexibility’, ‘service’ and ‘innovation’. The findings increased the validity of the framework and its usefulness in a high cost environment.
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- Sansone, Cinzia, et al.
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Critical Operations Capabilities and Reshoring Drivers in a High-Cost Environment
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Ingår i: Transdisciplinary Engineering for Resilience: Responding to System Disruptions. - Amsterdam : IOS Press. - 9781643682082 - 9781643682099 ; , s. 263-271
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Reshoring of manufacturing to high-cost environments has been gaining attention. Several drivers are usually involved in the reshoring process. This process also requires manufacturing companies to assess their capabilities in relationship to the reshoring drivers. However, the connection between the reshoring drivers and the capabilities that the manufacturing companies have in high-cost environments has received little attention. The purpose of this study is to investigate the connection between the reshoring drivers and critical capabilities, through a transdisciplinary approach. This study was conducted through a literature review. The first step included the investigation of existing literature related to operations capabilities. The second step included the investigation of existing literature related to reshoring drivers. The third step included an investigation of the link between the critical operations capabilities and the reshoring drivers derived from the literature. Both sets of critical operations capabilities and reshoring drivers were linked based on their respective definitions. The findings revealed that there is a connection between operations capabilities and reshoring drivers. This study contributes to the development of both reshoring and operations capabilities research streams, and to practice by identifying the specific operations capabilities that can drive reshoring.
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- Sansone, Cinzia, et al.
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Critical operations capabilities for competitive manufacturing : A systematic review
- 2017
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Ingår i: Industrial management & data systems. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 0263-5577 .- 1758-5783. ; 117:5, s. 801-837
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate systematically the topic of operations capabilities within the operations strategy area. The output is a framework that will benefit researchers and firms to gain a more complete understanding of critical operations capabilities. Design/methodology/approach The research methodology is a systematic literature review. The aim of this study is to provide a snapshot of the diversity of studies being conducted in the field of operations capabilities, within the operations strategy area. In total, 157 papers were taken into consideration. Various operations capabilities were identified and synthesized in a conceptual framework. Findings The output of this paper is a conceptual framework of critical operations capabilities. Different operations capabilities and dimensions were identified in the literature. In total, seven dimensions were identified and included in the framework: cost, quality, delivery, flexibility, service, innovation, and environment. Research limitations/implications This research was conducted through a systematic literature review. The framework presented in this paper provides a summary of critical operations capabilities, and in addition theoretical support for managers and firms wishing to formulate an operations strategy. Practical implications In general, this research sets the basis for managers and practitioners concerning the formulation of successful operations strategies. In the long term, a deeper understanding and shared knowledge about competitive priorities and operations capabilities can positively influence the success of firms. Originality/value This paper extends the theory by providing researchers and managers with updated knowledge on operations capabilities.
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- Sansone, Cinzia
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Critical Operations Capabilities for Competitive Manufacturing : A High-Cost Environment Perspective
- 2021
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Manufacturing companies operating in a high-cost environment are facing many challenges attempting to achieve a competitive advantage. These challenges have encouraged manufacturing companies to relocate their manufacturing operations from a high-cost to low-cost environment, creating issues for the western social welfare. Manufacturing companies located in a high-cost environment must be able to improve their overall competitiveness to maintain their manufacturing in such environment.Research has shown that the competitive success of a company depends on its ability to identify, develop and improve those operations capabilities that have the highest impact on their competitiveness. However, the literature provides limited emphasis on critical operations capabilities for competitive manufacturing in a high-cost environment. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to investigate critical operations capabilities and how they contribute to a competitive advantage in a high-cost environment.To fulfill the purpose, two research questions have been formulated. The first research question is: what are the critical operations capabilities for competitive manufacturing in a high-cost environment? The second research question is: How do critical operations capabilities contribute to competitive advantage in a high-cost environment? The research questions were answered through different studies and the implementation of different research strategies.This thesis contributes with increased knowledge on critical operations capabilities in a high-cost environment and how they contribute to a competitive advantage. This research has provided an updated and modernized framework of critical operations capabilities in a high-cost environment. Furthermore, this research has also offered an overview on different strategies which are implemented in a high-cost environment for reaching a competitive advantage. Thus, it also included an analysis on challenges and solutions faced by competitive manufacturing in a high-cost environment.
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- Sansone, Cinzia, et al.
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Critical Operations Capabilities for Competitive Manufacturing in a High-Cost Environment: A Multiple Case Study
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Ingår i: Operations and Supply Chain Management. - : OSCM. - 1979-3561 .- 2579-9363. ; 13:1, s. 96-109
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- There is increased interest in relocation to and from high-cost environments, but there remains a lack of knowledge with regard to operations capabilities in this specific context. The purpose of this study is thus to investigate critical operations capabilities in a high-cost environment. The research process is based on the investigation of an existing framework of operations capabilities through a multiple case study including five Swedish manufacturing companies. The findings reveal that all the dimensions and capabilities included in the framework were considered critical, and additional operations capabilities could be identified: service quality, supplier dependability, supplier flexibility, supply chain innovation, supply chain sustainability. The investigation underlines the dynamic nature of operations capabilities, which need to be updated constantly according to the environment in which they are developed. This study contributes on a practical level to managers by creating an overview of operations capabilities in a high-cost environment. Through the investigation of critical operations capabilities, it is possible for managers to find new areas of competitiveness, as well as to understand their current areas of excellence. The study makes several contributions, such as the identification of operations capabilities, their investigation and validation in a specific environment.
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- Sansone, Cinzia, et al.
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Critical operations capabilities in a high cost environment : A multiple case study
- 2018
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Ingår i: IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering. - : Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP).
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Operations capabilities have been a popular research area for many years and several frameworks have been proposed in the literature. The current frameworks do not take specific contexts into consideration, for instance a high cost environment. This research gap is of particular interest since a manufacturing relocation process has been ongoing the last decades, leading to a huge amount of manufacturing being moved from high to low cost environments. The purpose of this study is to identify critical operations capabilities in a high cost environment. The two research questions were: What are the critical operations capabilities dimensions in a high cost environment? What are the critical operations capabilities in a high cost environment? A multiple case study was conducted and three Swedish manufacturing firms were selected. The study was based on the investigation of an existing framework of operations capabilities. The main dimensions of operations capabilities included in the framework were: cost, quality, delivery, flexibility, service, innovation and environment. Each of the dimensions included two or more operations capabilities. The findings confirmed the validity of the framework and its usefulness in a high cost environment and a new operations capability was revealed (employee flexibility).
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