Wave-particle duality and institutional arrangement on division in supply chain cluster

AbstractThe increasing industrialization of the wine supply chain is often associated with a greater vertical coordination. Our paper shows that a spot market institutional arrangement like brokerage can still be a relevant coordination mechanism to mitigate the contractual hazards due to quality problems. Indeed, a broker can be viewed as an expert that can help the merchant to monitor the grower's wine quality process. More precisely, if the merchant cannot credibly monitor the wine making process, it is Pareto improving to delegate this task to a broker. (JEL Classification: D82, L80, M12)

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A study on innovative evolution relationship based on ecological niche in supply chain cluster

ICSSSM11 ◽

10.1109/icsssm.2011.5959490 ◽

2011 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Guojun Ji

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Ecological Niche ◽

Supply Chain Cluster

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SUCCESS AND SUSTAINABILITY IN AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMMES: A CASE STUDY OF COLLABORATION IN THE MAYFLOWER CLUSTER

International Journal of Innovation Management ◽

10.1142/s1363919601000440 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 05 (04) ◽

pp. 427-456 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

BARBARA TILSON

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Production Model ◽

Team Working ◽

Automotive Supply Chain ◽

Vehicle Systems ◽

Improvement Programme ◽

The Uk ◽

Supply Chain Cluster ◽

Automotive Supply

The case study of the Mayflower Vehicle Systems PLC supply chain improvement programme offers a window onto a change programme implemented by one supply chain cluster of the UK automotive industry. The discussion details the transformational nature of change agent empowerment, stakeholder engagement, team-working and the dynamics of intra-firm and customer-supplier collaboration between a first tier company and its sub-suppliers. It shows that improvement programmes have a crucial function in helping customer and suppliers to closer collaboration through enabling them to work towards common objectives, to understand each other's positions, and to build on a platform of mutual trust as they strive to improve their individual and collective competitiveness and establish mechanisms to ensure that improvements are sustainable. The study has further value in illuminating the adaptation of a lean production model akin to the Toyota Production System to a specific case supported by the Accelerate Initiative and facilitated by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders' Industry Forum.

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