Supply Chain-Based Category Strategies for Global Supply Networks

An Empirical Analysis of the Supply Market for Polyamide Engineering Thermoplastics in the Automotive Industry
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-8441-0517-9
Verlag: Josef Eul Verlag GmbH

Buch, Englisch, Band 26, 276 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 426 g

Reihe: Supply Chain, Logistics and Operations Management

From a supply chain perspective, often big differences exist between global raw material suppliers’ approaches to supply their respective local markets. The progressing complexity of large centrally managed global supply networks and their often-unknown upstream ramifications increase the likelihood of undetected bottlenecks and inefficiencies. It is therefore necessary, to develop an approach to strategically master the upstream complexity of such networks from a holistic perspective, in order to align regional competitive priorities and supply chain structures.

The research is set in the context of polyamide engineering thermoplastics in the automotive industry. Based on an initial industry analysis and a literature review, a conceptual framework is developed. The framework is matched with existing empirical and theoretical literature, as well as multiple case study analyses in the relevant supply market and a centrally managed global supply network. As a result, strategic group theory is transferred into the supply network management context, to allow for the consideration of upstream supply chain structures in the category strategy development process. The proposed approach introduces strategic groups of supply chains as a segmentation criterion for complex global supply networks, which enables the network-wide alignment of competitive priorities, flexibility requirements, and partnerships with suppliers. Supply chain-based category strategies can effectively reduce the complexity firms are facing in this context.

The results of this research are applicable for certain types of global supply networks, and can be used for network alignment and strategy development. The approach can furthermore generate valuable insights useable for negotiation support with suppliers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moraitakis, Nikos

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction2. Research Context
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Interface of the Automotive and Polymer Supply Chains
2.3. Polyamide ETP Supply Chain
2.4. China as the Future Center of the World Polyamide ETP Market

3. Conceptual Foundations
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Supply Chain Management
3.3. Supplier Integration
3.4. Strategic Sourcing
3.5. Category Strategies

4. Conceptual Framework
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Theoretical Basis of Strategy Development
4.3. Conceptual Basis of Category Strategy Development
4.4. Synthesis of Category Strategy Development Approaches
4.5. Theoretical Extensions to the Framework
4.6. Conceptual Integration – The Proposed Framework

5. Case Study Analysis
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Research Methodology
5.3. Supply Market Analysis
5.4. Evaluation of a Global Supply Network

6. Results and Discussion
6.1. Introduction
6.2. A New Approach to Supply Base Segmentation
6.3. Supply Chain-Based Category Strategies for Global Supply Networks

7. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Moraitakis, Nikos
Nikos Moraitakis, born 1985 in Frankfurt, studied Industrial Engineering at TU Darmstadt from 2004 to 2011. He did his double-degree doctorate at the Dept. of Law and Economics of TU Darmstadt and the School of Economics and Management of Tongji University (Shanghai) from 2012 to 2017. During this time, he worked as a research associate at the field Supply Chain and Network Management at TU Darmstadt and the BOSCH-Chair of Global Supply Chain Management at the Sino-German School for Postgraduate Studies at Tongji University.