Authors: Anna Dubois; Kajsa Hulthén; Lars-Erik Gadde; Patrik Jonsson; Viktoria Sundquist
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.
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Publish Year: 2004
Conference: Copenhagen, Denmark (2004)