| - | Research Goals |
| - | Background |
| - | Participants |
| - | Methdology |
| - | How to Participate |
| - | Edward G. Anderson Jr. |
| - | Geoffrey G. Parker |
| - | Alison Davis-Blake |
| - | HP Case Study |
| - | Globalilzation study |
From Buyer to Integrator: The Transformation of the Supply-chain Manager in the Vertically Disintegrating Firm
Abstract
Using case study data, we describe the change in supply-chain management toward supply-chain integration. We find that as large firms disaggregate into linked chains of focused firms specializing in distinct areas, those focused firms paradoxically require more highly-skilled generalists, "supply-chain integrators," capable of coordinating product development, marketing, production, and logistics within and across organizational boundaries. We report on the change in supply-chain roles as managers of people become managers of supplier organizations. We finally discuss possible responses from educational institutions and firms to better prepare people for the supply-chain integration function.
Production and Operations Management, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Spring 2002), 75-91.
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