Establishing a Lead Factory : When can an intra-firm network benefit the most?
ISBN
978-1-902546-93-3
Type
conference paper
Date Issued
2011-07-03
Author(s)
Abstract
The lead factory acts as a knowledge incubator for an intra-firm manufacturing network. In order to understand the benefits of a lead factory network, research has to move on from the solely description of the concept to the analysis if a manufacturing network can benefit from the existence of a lead factory per se or if the lead factory is only preferable in certain circumstances. The study at hand derives five dimensions which support, depending on their characteristics, higher performance achievements when having a lead factory integrated in the manufacturing network.
Language
English
Keywords
manufacturing networks
lead factory
configuration
coordination
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
Yes
Book title
Exploring Interfaces
Publisher
European Operations Management Association
Publisher place
UK
Event Title
18th European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Conference
Event Location
Cambridge, UK
Event Date
03.-06.07.2011
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Eprints ID
206362