Tradeoffs are not Exogenous
Journal
International Journal of Production Research
ISSN
0020-7543
ISSN-Digital
1366-588X
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2013-06
Author(s)
Abstract
Trade-offs between competitive priorities are often seen as exogenous - managers accept them as a given downside while simultaneously addressing multiple competitive priorities. However, some companies seem to face fewer trade-offs than others. The question is how companies reduce their trade-offs to successfully compete on multiple competitive priorities simultaneously. We address this question by theorising that bundles of action programmes are needed to reduce trade-offs between competitive priorities. We examine four Swiss manufacturing plants and show how the selection of action programmes influences the simultaneous competition on multiple competitive priorities. We show that successful competition on multiple competitive priorities does not happen by accident but is achieved by aligning competitive priorities, action programmes, infrastructural/structural changes and contextual factors.
Language
English
Keywords
competitive priorities
tradeoffs
practises
case studies
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publisher place
London UK
Volume
51
Number
15
Start page
4644
End page
4666
Pages
23
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
225558