Modular Production Networks in Electronics: The Nexus between Management and Economics Research

• Main Authors: Gangnes, Byron, Van Assche, Ari
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2004
• Subjects: modularity; electronics; outsourcing; contract manufacturing; East Asia; Economics; Industrial Organization
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/794; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/1793/viewcontent/Modular_production_networks093004.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In the last two decades, the electronics industry has evolved from a vertically integrated industry to a vertically segmented one. This transformation has often been attributed to the modularization of electronic products. In this paper, we argue that the degree of modularity is an active choice var...