scholarly journals Non-convex costs and capital utilization: A study of production scheduling at automobile assembly plants

2000 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 681-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
George J. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Production Scheduling ◽  
Capital Utilization ◽  
Automobile Assembly ◽  
Convex Costs ◽  
Assembly Plants

scholarly journals SCARCITY OF RESOURCES: A FACTOR TO INFLUENCE ENTERPRISES STRATEGIC ALLIANCES FORMATION DOI: 10.5585/riae.v8i1.1627

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 102-121
Author(s):  
George Bedinelli Rossi ◽  
Angela Cristiane Santos Póvoa ◽  
Mauro Neves Garcia ◽  
Silvio Augusto Minciotti
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Strategic Alliances ◽  
Economic Sector ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Automobile Assembly ◽  
Dependence Theory ◽  
Scarcity Of Resources ◽  
Assembly Plants ◽  
Depth Interviews

This article investigates the influence of scarcity of resources in entrepreneurial arrangements, known as strategic alliances. Revision of the literature suggests three theories: Resources Dependence, Resource Based View and Organizational Learning. The economic sector investigated was industrial automobile automation and the participant companies were chosen by judgment and because they had strategic alliances. Data collection took place in 2005 through in-depth interviews, which were submitted to content analysis. The results, in the light of the Resources Dependence Theory, reveal that companies form alliances for the acquisition of production technology because of the high investments demanded and owing to the seasonality of orders from automobile assembly plants.

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