Abstract
In the last decades several companies have become manufacturing networks of plants, usually in an international context. These plants can serve different purposes and have different level of competences. This diversity has to affect the use and pay off of various operations management practices. This paper investigates the relationship between plant roles and the “goodness” of manufacturing practices using the International Manufacturing Strategy Survey. According to our results plants with higher competence (leaders and contributors) have more best practices than less competent plants. Servers can build their competences through interplant networking activities, while offshore plants utilize servitization to improve performance.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 21st International EurOMA Conference on Operations Management in an Innovation Economy |
Number of pages | 10 |
Volume | 21 |
Place of Publication | Palermo |
Publisher | EurOMA |
Publication date | 20 Jun 2014 |
Publication status | Published - 20 Jun 2014 |
Event | 21st International EurOMA Conference on Operations Management in an Innovation Economy: Operations Management in an Innovation Economy - University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy Duration: 20 Jun 2014 → 25 Jun 2014 Conference number: 21 |
Conference
Conference | 21st International EurOMA Conference on Operations Management in an Innovation Economy |
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Number | 21 |
Location | University of Palermo |
Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Palermo |
Period | 20/06/2014 → 25/06/2014 |