At the interface between supply chain management and strategy, this paper uses a global value chain (GVC) perspective to explore the concept of firm-level upgrading – i.e, changing the processes, products, the position in the supply chain or the supply chain itself - to increase the share of added value obtained by a firm. In particular, by means of ten case studies at the different stages of the textile and clothing GVC, the paper analyzes: 1) the initiatives related to the different types of upgrading (i.e., process, product, functional, chain); 2) the patterns of upgrading (i.e., the sequence of different types upgrading) followed by the companies through the last decade; 3) the effect of contingent variables (i.e., size, position in the GVC, critical success factors) to explain the differences and similarities among the ten case studies. As a result, three groups of companies are identified (innovators, craftman, marketeers) showing similar patterns of upgrading. In conclusion, the importance of operations and supply chain management for upgrading is discussed.
Boosting Added Value: Upgrading Patterns of Ten Manufacturers in the Textile and Clothing Industry . In ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT ANNUAL MEETING PROCEEDINGS. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/116239
Titolo: | Boosting Added Value: Upgrading Patterns of Ten Manufacturers in the Textile and Clothing Industry |
Tutti gli autori: | Golini, Ruggero; Resta, Barbara; Kalchschmidt, Matteo; Dotti, Stefano; Boffelli, Albachiara |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2017 |
Abstract (eng): | At the interface between supply chain management and strategy, this paper uses a global value chain (GVC) perspective to explore the concept of firm-level upgrading – i.e, changing the processes, products, the position in the supply chain or the supply chain itself - to increase the share of added value obtained by a firm. In particular, by means of ten case studies at the different stages of the textile and clothing GVC, the paper analyzes: 1) the initiatives related to the different types of upgrading (i.e., process, product, functional, chain); 2) the patterns of upgrading (i.e., the sequence of different types upgrading) followed by the companies through the last decade; 3) the effect of contingent variables (i.e., size, position in the GVC, critical success factors) to explain the differences and similarities among the ten case studies. As a result, three groups of companies are identified (innovators, craftman, marketeers) showing similar patterns of upgrading. In conclusion, the importance of operations and supply chain management for upgrading is discussed. |
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