Delayering the global production network into congruent subnetworks

• Main Authors: FERDOWS, Kasra, VEREECKE, Ann, DE MEYER, Arnoud
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2016
• Subjects: Global production networks; Congruent production networks; Manufacturing footprint; Rooted and footloose plant networks; Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/4928; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/5927/viewcontent/Delayering_the_Global_Production_Network_into_Congruent_Subnetworks.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The literature in operations management has not kept up with the growing complexity of and opportunities offered by global production networks. Managers need new tools to cope with this complexity. We propose one that is based on a model that delayers the global plant network into a set of subnetwor...