Dominant supply chain co‐ordination strategies in the Dutch aerospace industry
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
ISSN: 0002-2667
Article publication date: 1 April 2005
Abstract
Purpose
Firms in the aerospace industry face considerable pressure to improve co‐ordination in their supply chains. The major question of the present study is what supply chain co‐ordination strategies are dominant in the Dutch aerospace industry given the market environment of this industry?
Design/methodology/approach
Because information is the key ingredient for coordinating the supply chain in a given problem situation, an information processing point of view is adopted. In the empirical research, supply chain co‐ordination strategies are investigated for six Dutch‐based aerospace firms with different products and technologies.
Findings
It is concluded that in terms of the framework of Galbraith, co‐ordination strategies increasing the capacity to process information dominate supply chain management in the Dutch aerospace industry. The information‐processing capacity is increased by investing in lateral relations, long‐term planning and information systems between companies involved in the same supply chain.
Originality/value
Information is provided on Dutch aerospace firms' supply chain strategies.
Keywords
Citation
Voordijk, H. and Meijboom, B. (2005), "Dominant supply chain co‐ordination strategies in the Dutch aerospace industry", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 77 No. 2, pp. 109-113. https://doi.org/10.1108/00022660510585938
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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