GHP Bearings: Strategically Mapping the Supply Chain

This case study follows GHP Bearings staff as they create a supply chain map. Students will understand the supply chain network as a whole: including the relationships between suppliers and extending beyond immediate suppliers and customers rather than seeing the supply chain as a linear connection. Students will then analyse the entire supply chain network for strategic purposes and decide where should receive the greatest emphasis of management to give a competitive advantage.

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-6
Author(s):  
Richard Calvi

Purpose According to Christopher (2000), in a lot of sectors, the competition is a question of supply chain against supply chain. The winner in term of competitive advantage should be the one, who is able to obtain more than the competitor from the available resources. In strategic literature, Dyer and Singh (1998) are the first who introduced the concept of “relational competency” to explain why some companies gain their competitive advantage not directly from their internal resources but mainly because they are able better to combine external resources. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a case study. Findings The author describes the different phases and strategic decisions in the building of a real supplier eco-system. Research limitations/implications It is a sole case study. Practical implications This study is a description of a success story. Originality/value This study is a description of an external resource management in action.


Author(s):  
Shiva Zandkarimkhani ◽  
Mohammad Mahdi Nasiri ◽  
Jafar Heydari

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 925-948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mildred Mutenure ◽  
Lidija Čuček ◽  
Jafaru Egieya ◽  
Adeniyi J. Isafiade ◽  
Zdravko Kravanja

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