Paper info: Supply Network Flexibility
Title
Supply Network Flexibility
Authors
Anna Dubois
Chalmers University of Technology
Sweden
Kajsa Hulthén
Chalmers University of Technology
Sweden
Lars-Erik Gadde
Chalmers University of Technology
Sweden
Viktoria Sundquist
Chalmers University of Technology
Sweden
Place of Publication
The paper was published at the 20th IMP-conference in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2004.
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Abstract
This paper takes its starting point in a question posed by the CEO of a Swedish shirtmanufacturer: ?Why cannot the fabric supplier be more flexible in dealing with ourorders?? On the basis of an analysis of the activities and resources in the supply chain ofthe shirt manufacturer we discuss the prerequisites for, and the consequences of,flexibility in such activity structures. In this analysis we point at the importance ofincluding interdependencies in relation to other supply chains. The analysis of theseinterdependencies imply that if the suppliers of the shirt manufacturer fully adhered to theflexibility requirements of the shirt manufacturer the CEO would be faced by otherproblems.