A Typology of Plants in Global Manufacturing Networks

• Main Authors: Vereecke, Ann, Van Dierdonck, Roland, DE MEYER, Arnoud
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
• Subjects: manufacturing strategy; knowledge management; international manufacturing; plant networks; International Business; Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/3507; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/4505/viewcontent/TypologyPlantsGlobalManufacturingNetworks_2014_MgtSc.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The purpose of this paper is to propose a new, empirically derived typology of plants in the international manufacturing network of multinational companies. This typology is based on the knowledge flows between the plants. In our research, network analysis has been used as a methodology for understa...