Contract manufacturing has become a cornerstone of global supply chains since the first wave of production outsourcing. Since then, brand-leading companies have focused their supply chains on the end consumer, while contract manufacturers have overtaken brand-leaders in various key areas. As a result, contract manufacturers are becoming strategic partners in the implementation of product designs, which requires dedicated relationship management to enable manufacturing coordination across company boundaries. This book addresses the relationship management of contract manufacturing relationships through the client's use of management practices. It adopts an eclectic transaction cost economics and relationship velocity perspective. To this end, applied management practices, relationship dynamics, and the targeted selection and adjustment of management practices are examined. The findings indicate the need for systematic alignment of client companies and contract manufacturers at commercial and social relationship levels. Furthermore, relationship dynamics require a regular assessment of the commercial and social fit. The findings contribute to the understanding of contract manufacturing relationships in literature and include recommendations for practical application.
Author(s): Tim Brandl
Series: Supply Chain Management
Publisher: Springer Gabler
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 234
City: Wiesbaden
Vorwort
Zusammenfassung
Summary
Contents
Abbreviations
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction to Contract Manufacturing Relationships
1.1 Managerial Relevance
1.2 Theoretical Relevance
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Thesis Structure
2 Fundamentals of Managing Contract Manufacturing Relationships
2.1 Literature Review Method
2.2 Definition of Management of Contract Manufacturing Relationships
2.3 Drivers and Objectives for Entering Contract Manufacturing Relationships
2.4 Challenges of Managing Contract Manufacturing Relationships
2.5 Research Map
2.6 Positioning of the Management of Contract Manufacturing Relationships
2.6.1 Supplier Relationship Management
2.6.2 Customer Relationship Management
2.6.3 Service Management
2.6.4 Management of Strategic Alliances
2.6.5 Management of Joint Ventures
2.7 Specification of the Research Gaps
2.8 Research Questions
3 Research Access to Management of Contract Manufacturing Relationships
3.1 Scientific Theoretical Positioning
3.1.1 Overview of Theories Relevant to the Research Questions
3.1.2 Selection of Theories for the Research Questions
3.2 Research Design
3.2.1 The Relationship between Management Practices and Governance Problems
3.2.2 The Relationship between Management Practices and Transaction Characteristics
3.2.3 The Relationship between Management Practices and Relationship Dynamics
3.2.4 The Relationship between Contract Manufacturing Relationships and Commitment Drivers
3.3 Research Framework
3.4 Methodology
4 Empirical Findings on the Management of Contract Manufacturing Relationships
4.1 Empirical Design
4.2 Empirical Findings on Management Practices
4.3 Empirical Findings on Management Needs Assessment
4.4 Empirical Findings on Relationship Dynamics
4.5 Empirical Findings on Adjustment of Management Practices
4.6 Empirical Findings on Industry Characteristics
5 Findings on the Management of Contract Manufacturing Relationships
5.1 Management Practice Toolbox for Contract Manufacturing Relationships
5.2 Assessment of Management needs in Contract Manufacturing Relationships
5.2.1 Assessment of Operations and Supplier Management needs
5.2.2 Assessment of Relationship Management and Development needs
5.3 Strategy Cycles of Contract Manufacturing Relationships
5.4 Integrated Management Process for Contract Manufacturing Relationships
6 Conclusion
6.1 Contribution
6.2 Managerial Implications
6.3 Limitations and Further Research
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