This research focuses on a combination of the topics of procurement and “Engineer- To-Order environment”. In particular, the aim of our research is to investigate on the role of purchasing function in an ETO environment and to define its organizational configurations that had better matches with contest characteristics. For doing that, we conducted a quantitative research with a theory building approach, based on case studies. Our sample was made of eight ETO firms belonging to four different industries: oil & gas, machinery building, aerospace and shipbuilding; we collected our data thanks to two cycles of interviews with top management members. The analysis of the results led us defining four different organizational structures of the purchasing function: standard procurement, client-oriented procurement, collaborative procurement and innovation-oriented procurement. The choice of one structures against another depends on two drivers: customization level and client involvement along the process. The identification of these four paradigms have both theoretical and managerial implications. From a theoretical perspective, our model aims to fill the gap in literature related to the proper organizational configuration of purchasing function in an ETO environment. Whereas, from a managerial perspective, the four organizational paradigms would give a valid support to the top management along the decisional process.
La presente ricerca si colloca sul filone di letteratura focalizzato sul ruolo giocato dagli acquisti in aziende caratterizzate da una strategia produttiva di tipo “Engineer to Order” (ETO). In particolare, l’obiettivo del lavoro è di studiare le diverse strutture organizzative che la funzione acquisti può assumere, analizzando la loro efficacia ed adattabilità alle caratteristiche del contesto di riferimento. L’indagine empirica è stata condotta tramite lo studio di casi multipli, con approccio qualitativo e “theory building”: i dati provengono da due cicli di interviste condotte in otto aziende ETO operanti in quattro settori diversi quali oil & gas, machinery building, aerospace e shipbuilding coinvolgendo manager appartenenti a diverse aree funzionali interessate. L’analisi dei risultati ha portato all’identificazione di quattro strutture organizzative paradigmatiche per la funzione acquisti: standard procurement, customer-oriented procurement, collaborative procurement, innovation-oriented procurement. L’efficacia dei diversi paradigmi rispetto al contesto di riferimento è stata discussa in riferimento a due elementi di contesto principali: il grado di standardizzazione dei progetti in portafoglio ed il grado di coinvolgimento del cliente lungo le varie fasi del progetto. L’output del lavoro presenta risvolti di interesse sia teorico che pratico. L’introduzione del punto di vista sulla struttura organizzativa della funzione acquisti in un contesto peculiare come quello ETO, fornisce un contributo empirico e concettuale innovativo alla letteratura sul “purchasing and supply management”. Gli archetipi organizzativi e le evidenze empirica sulla loro efficacia in contesti differenti, rappresentano infine un utile strumento decisionale per il management degli acquisti.
Paradigmi organizzativi della funzione acquisti nelle aziende engineer to order
CAVALERI MANDARANO, ROBERTO;BIANCO, STEFANIA
2014/2015
Abstract
This research focuses on a combination of the topics of procurement and “Engineer- To-Order environment”. In particular, the aim of our research is to investigate on the role of purchasing function in an ETO environment and to define its organizational configurations that had better matches with contest characteristics. For doing that, we conducted a quantitative research with a theory building approach, based on case studies. Our sample was made of eight ETO firms belonging to four different industries: oil & gas, machinery building, aerospace and shipbuilding; we collected our data thanks to two cycles of interviews with top management members. The analysis of the results led us defining four different organizational structures of the purchasing function: standard procurement, client-oriented procurement, collaborative procurement and innovation-oriented procurement. The choice of one structures against another depends on two drivers: customization level and client involvement along the process. The identification of these four paradigms have both theoretical and managerial implications. From a theoretical perspective, our model aims to fill the gap in literature related to the proper organizational configuration of purchasing function in an ETO environment. Whereas, from a managerial perspective, the four organizational paradigms would give a valid support to the top management along the decisional process.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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