Supply chain management is likely to play an important role in the digital economy. In this
paper, we first describe major issues in traditional supply chain management. Next, we focus …

Product modularity has been discussed in engineering and management literature for over
forty years. During this time span, definitions and views on the meaning of product …

This paper analyzes small firm performance in relation to efficiency and flexibility strategies.
Using configuration theory, the authors propose that small firms that pursue efficiency …

Agrowing number of infrastructure projects are being proposed and built throughout the
world. A megaproject is an investment of $1 B or more to build the physical infrastructures …

The paper explores the meaning of flexibility in the context of lean, agile and leagile supply
networks and articulates a supply network flexibility framework. Two key 'sources' of …

Building on the flexibility classification schemes and flexibility typologies literature, and
recent literature on supply chain management, a new model of flexibility is proposed: supply …

The concept of postponement has a long history of academic literature and practical
applications. The recent literature has also well documented that the need for postponement …

The flexibility literature is dominated by research on manufacturing flexibility. More recently,
supply chain flexibility has been recognized as an important flexibility construct for meeting …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to show if business process standardization (BPS)
has an impact on business process performance and should be considered as both a valid …

Manufacturing flexibility is often viewed as a strategic capability that enables firms to more
effectively meet heterogeneous market demands arising, in part, from increased product …