Paper info: The Danish Kitchen Manufacturing Industry: The Effect Of Overall Strategic Approach On Perceived Value Of Sub-Supplier Relationships
Title
The Danish Kitchen Manufacturing Industry: The Effect Of Overall Strategic Approach On Perceived Value Of Sub-Supplier Relationships
Authors
Lars Mikkelsen
Copenhagen Business School
Denmark
Laurids Hedaa
Copenhagen Business School
Denmark
Place of Publication
The paper was published at the 19th IMP-conference in Lugano, Switzerland in 2003.
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Abstract
There are significant ongoing structural changes among the brand manufacturers within the Danish kitchen manufacturing industry, and 3 overall strategic approaches pursued, have been identified:The consolidation approachThe agility approach, andThe process optimisation approach.Perceived value by the kitchen brand manufacturers, of their sub-supplier relationships, differs according to the strategic approach taken.A framework for assessing the brand manufacturer's perceived value from sub-supplier relationships is established, and a discussion, based on empirical findings from the Danish kitchen manufacturing industry is performed, applying these findings to the framework established.