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PublicationType: journal articleJournal: Die VolkswirtschaftVolume: 89Issue: 4
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PublicationIndustrie 4.0 - ein Beitrag zur Entwicklung von "Smart Networks"(Hanser, 2015-07-01)
;Lanza, Gisela ;Schuh, Günther ;Reuter, Christina ;Arndt, Tobias ;Fränken, BastianType: journal articleJournal: ZWF Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen FabrikbetriebVolume: 110Issue: 6 -
PublicationA holistic model for international manufacturing network management( 2016-09-06)This paper presents a holistic model for the management of international manufacturing networks. It focuses on the relation among the decision dimensions strategy, configuration and coordination. Based on an extensive literature review, a conceptual model is presented. The model has been validated multiple times. Its applicability is demonstrated in this paper along of an illustrative case study. We contribute to the literature on manufacturing strategy and especially the new paradigm of manufacturing networks addressing the lack of management tools in this field. Findings are limited by the narrow body of knowledge about the diverse field of manufacturing network management.Type: conference paper
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PublicationImpact of smart manufacturing solutions on the strategic management of international manufacturing networks( 2017-05)Based on an international benchmarking and case study research, the influence of smart manufacturing (Industry 4.0) was analyzed in the context of strategic production management. Taking the existing barriers into account, an approach for the successful execution and roll-out in international manufacturing networks was designed and tested with industrial companies.Type: conference speech
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PublicationInternational Manufacturing Networks: Interrelations between network capability, environment and performanceAs the primary reason for global economic interaction, international manufacturing networks have become a central topic of interest for practitioners and researchers alike. An inherent characteristic of international manufacturing networks, network capabilities can be developed which enable the network to generate higher outputs than the sum of its individual sites. Until now the literature on this topic has been scarce and performance ramifications of network capabilities remain understudied. The manifestation of individual network capabilities is believed to be contingent upon the manufacturing networks environment and to allow for the compensation of negative performance effects caused by adverse environmental conditions. However, explicit research on environmental factors (dynamism, complexity and competitive intensity) of international manufacturing networks has rarely received attention. Due to this lack of literature, interrelations between the networks environment, network capabilities and performance remain unclear. Consequently, global operations managers are unaware of which network capabilities to develop in response to the networks environmental conditions. As a result the full potential of manufacturing networks remains untapped. The main objective of this research is to study network capability, environment and performance relationships in order to guide managers in upgrading their network towards higher performance levels. Therefore, a sequential mixed methods approach is applied using multiple qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. The theoretical basis is provided based on existing literature and conceptual work. Then hypotheses are developed based on exploratory case study analysis and empirically tested making use of partial-least-squares structural equation modeling techniques. Additional interview-based case studies with COOs render results more tangible. We find that network capability has a significant influence on a company´s operational and financial performance. Statistical results also suggest that environmental factors often have negative performance ramifications. Finally, the quantitative research shows a moderation effect with network capabilities counteracting adverse performance effects stemming from unfavourable environmental conditions. Based on these findings a management framework for manufacturing network strategy development is constructed according to the design science research principle of instantiation. For this purpose newly created knowledge of this dissertation is combined with existing manufacturing strategy models from literature. The framework is enriched by guiding principles indicating which capabilities need to be developed to increase financial performance in competitive environments. Overall the research enlarges the knowledge base on international manufacturing networks and contributes empirical results to a literature stream otherwise characterized by conceptual thought. Furthermore we support operations executives in managing their international manufacturing network more effectively.Type: doctoral thesis
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PublicationThe capability profiles of global production networks: An empirical typology to identify opportunities for network reconfiguration and calibration( 2023-12-01)
;Oliver von Dzengelevski ;Torbjorn NetlandThis paper develops an empirically-grounded typology of global production networks based on their network capability profiles, which allows the deduction of managerial steps that could be taken to improve a production network’s performance. Clustering our survey data on network capabilities, we find five distinct types of networks: (1) externally focused networks, (2) unfocused networks, (3) low-capability networks, (4) internally focused networks, and (5) all-round networks. Based on our statistical analyses of performance differences between clusters and within clusters, we suggest two types of network improvement strategies: Reconfiguration, i.e., the change to a structurally similar but higher-performing network type; and calibration, that is, targeted capability adjustments within a given network type. On the conceptual level, we deviate from the atomistic approach taken by network typologies predominant in the literature, reducing complexity not by decomposing networks into their individual subunits but by categorizing their capability profiles and analyzing their associated improvement potential. -
PublicationType: newspaper articleJournal: Industrie ManagementVolume: 33Issue: 4
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PublicationType: newspaper articleJournal: Industrie AnzeigerVolume: 28Issue: 61
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PublicationBenchmarking Industrie 4.0 – Wie agieren erfolgreiche Unternehmen?(imc AG, Information multimedia communication, 2016)Type: newspaper articleJournal: IM+io ManagementVolume: 31Issue: 3