This work deals with the theme of Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) with a new lens. SCRM has gained increasingly importance due to the trend of globalization, outsourcing, offshoring, as well as the focusing on removing slack resources from supply chains that have made them more prone to disruptions. Specifically, we pursued the goal to analyze the impact of the contingent variables - mentioned in literature as factors that increase the vulnerability of a supply chain – in defining risk mitigation strategies. Among these variables, we considered even the clockspeed since, according to Xu (2008), supply chains are more vulnerable if the rate of change increases. The deepen literature analysis regarding the SCRM and IC led us to formulate the following research questions: how do Mitigation Strategies help to deal with Supply Chain Risks? How does the relationship between Mitigation Strategies and Supply Chain Risks vary according to supply chain characteristics and according to company clockspeed? The innovative contribution lies in the fact that there is no evidence of studies in which both Supply Chain (SC) and New Product Development (NPD) practices were taken into account to mitigate risks, as well as the introduction of the concept of company clockspeed which explains the variance of clockspeed within the industry. We developed 9 case studies, analyzing companies belonging to electronics industry. The findings highlighted that companies adopt various SC and NPD practices that, combined together, have a synergistic mitigation effect for a specific risk source, forming what we called “bundles” of strategies. The study offers some useful insights for managers. Firstly, they can identify which bundle of strategies is better to adopt in order to cope with risks, according to the characteristics of the supply chain and on the basis of the company clockspeed. Secondly, this research could help managers to understand that, for some sources of risk, they should expand the list of strategies, considering also the NPD practices in order to find proper mitigation.
Il Supply Chain Risk Mangement (SCRM) ha acquisito notevole importanza a causa dei trend di globalizzazione, outsourcing e offshoring che hanno reso le supply chain più vulnerabili. Il presente lavoro tratta il tema del SCRM sotto un nuovo aspetto, con l'obiettivo di analizzare l'impatto di variabili contingenti - presentate in letteratura come fattori che aumentano la vulnerabilità della supply chain - nella definizione delle strategie di mitigazione del rischio. Tra queste variabili, si considera anche il clockspeed in quanto, secondo Xu (2008), le supply chain sono più vulnerabili se il tasso di cambiamento aumenta. L’approfondita analisi della letteratura riguardo ai temi del SCRM e Industry Clockspeed (IC) ci ha portato a formulare le seguenti domande di ricerca: come le Strategie di Mitigazione aiutano a fronteggiare i Rischi di Supply Chain? Come varia l’adozione delle Strategie di Mitigazione al variare delle supply chain characteristics e del company clockspeed? Il contributo innovativo di questa tesi risiede nel fatto che non si conoscono studi in cui sono state considerate insieme pratiche di supply chain (SC) e di sviluppo nuovo prodotto (NPD) per mitigare i rischi di supply chain. Inoltre viene introdotto il concetto di company clockspeed per spiegare la varianza del clockspeed all'interno del settore. Abbiamo sviluppato 9 casi di studio, analizzando aziende appartenenti al settore dell'elettronica. I risultati hanno evidenziato che le imprese adottano pratiche di SC e NPD che, combinate, hanno un effetto di mitigazione sinergico per una data fonte di rischio, formando quello che abbiamo chiamato "bundle" di strategie. Lo studio offre alcune indicazioni utili per i manager: in primo luogo, possono identificare quali bundle di strategie è meglio adottare per far fronte ai rischi, in base alle caratteristiche della supply chain e al company clockspeed. In secondo luogo, questa ricerca potrebbe aiutare i manager a capire che, per alcune fonti di rischio, sarebbe opportuno espandere l'elenco delle strategie, considerando anche pratiche di NPD per mitigare il rischio in maniera appropriata.
The impact of clockspeed and supply chain characteristics in defining supply chain risk mitigation strategies
CAIMI, ALESSANDRA;ARTUSI, ELISA
2012/2013
Abstract
This work deals with the theme of Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) with a new lens. SCRM has gained increasingly importance due to the trend of globalization, outsourcing, offshoring, as well as the focusing on removing slack resources from supply chains that have made them more prone to disruptions. Specifically, we pursued the goal to analyze the impact of the contingent variables - mentioned in literature as factors that increase the vulnerability of a supply chain – in defining risk mitigation strategies. Among these variables, we considered even the clockspeed since, according to Xu (2008), supply chains are more vulnerable if the rate of change increases. The deepen literature analysis regarding the SCRM and IC led us to formulate the following research questions: how do Mitigation Strategies help to deal with Supply Chain Risks? How does the relationship between Mitigation Strategies and Supply Chain Risks vary according to supply chain characteristics and according to company clockspeed? The innovative contribution lies in the fact that there is no evidence of studies in which both Supply Chain (SC) and New Product Development (NPD) practices were taken into account to mitigate risks, as well as the introduction of the concept of company clockspeed which explains the variance of clockspeed within the industry. We developed 9 case studies, analyzing companies belonging to electronics industry. The findings highlighted that companies adopt various SC and NPD practices that, combined together, have a synergistic mitigation effect for a specific risk source, forming what we called “bundles” of strategies. The study offers some useful insights for managers. Firstly, they can identify which bundle of strategies is better to adopt in order to cope with risks, according to the characteristics of the supply chain and on the basis of the company clockspeed. Secondly, this research could help managers to understand that, for some sources of risk, they should expand the list of strategies, considering also the NPD practices in order to find proper mitigation.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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