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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
Lars Mikkelsen and
Laurids Hedaa
Copenhagen Business School
Denmark
Laurids Hedaa

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.