Designing Supply Networks in Automobile and Electronics Manufacturing Industries: A Multiplex Analysis

This study investigates the process of how the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in automobile and consumer electronics industries design their supply networks. In contrast to the sociological viewpoint, which regards the emergence of networks as a social and psychological phenomenon occurring...

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Published in:Processes 2019-03, Vol.7 (3), p.176
Main Authors: Kim, Myung, Narasimhan, Ram
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alliances
Automotive electronics
Field investigations
Hypotheses
Manufacturing
Multiplexing
Networks
Organization theory
Public health
Qualitative analysis
Research methodology
Researchers
Social network analysis
Social networks
Social organization
Sociology
Statistical analysis
Supply chain management
Supply chains
Verbal communication
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Summary:This study investigates the process of how the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in automobile and consumer electronics industries design their supply networks. In contrast to the sociological viewpoint, which regards the emergence of networks as a social and psychological phenomenon occurring among non-predetermined individuals, this paper attempts to provide a strategic supply network perspective that views the supply network as a strategic choice made by an OEM. Anchored in the multiplex investigation of supply network architectures, this study looks into the following specific questions: (1) Are an OEM’s strategic intent choices associated with supply network architecture and (2) If so, what differential effects do those strategic intents have on the architectural properties of the supply network? Further field investigations were conducted to provide deeper insights into the quantitative and qualitative findings from statistical analyses.
ISSN:2227-9717
2227-9717
DOI:10.3390/pr7030176