This Companion provides a review of global value chains (GVCs) and the megatrends that are shaping them and will continue to reshape them in deep-set trajectories of change over the next few decades. Megatrends herald both challenges and opportunities. With the growing interest among business leaders and researchers in GVCs, this is a reference work which fills a gap in current literature by focusing on the new features of GVCs, including the shift of global purchasing power towards developing economies, the significance of emerging technologies and data analytics, the increasing tensions between globalisation and de-globalisation, and the role of micro-multinationals, start-up entrepreneurs, the public sector and middle markets in a fast-changing global economy.
The early chapters are essentially intradisciplinary in character, with the first seeking to explore some historical aspects of GVCs. Subsequent chapters cover the theory and practice of operations and supply chain management, emerging supply chain technologies, and the impact of inter-firm collaboration across sectors and economies. The final chapters take a more interdisciplinary approach and examine topics at the interface of GVCs with the economy, society, culture and politics.
This comprehensive handbook provides a timely analysis of leading-edge global megatrends and practices in one volume.
Author(s): Renu Agarwal, Christopher Bajada, Roy Green, Katrina Skellern
Series: Routledge Companions in Business, Management and Marketing
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 352
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Endorsement Page
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
Preface: The rise of global value chains
Handbook structure
List of abbreviations
Part I History of global value chains
Chapter 1 Past, present and future perspectives of supply chains
Part II Global value chains: Theory and practice
Chapter 2 The use of requisite collaboration to better align and drive value in contemporary value chains
Chapter 3 Dynamic capabilities of global value chains: From selection to deployment
Chapter 4 Interfirm customer–supplier collaboration for a sustainable transition
Chapter 5 Climate-resilient supply chains: A mixed-methods approach
Case study: Zespri global supply chain integration
Part III Role of emerging technologies and data analytics in global value chains
Chapter 6 Integration of ICT systems and processes: Supply chain, process management and patient safety with data analytics to enhance healthcare delivery
Chapter 7 Blockchain and allied technologies for food supply chain risk mitigation in global value chains
Chapter 8 Technological trends and future management practices in global value chains
Chapter 9 Blockchain adoption challenges in supply chain
Case study: Internet of things (IoT)–enabled agri-food supply chain management: A New Zealand case
Part IV Megatrends in global value chains
Chapter 10 Global value chains are not always global: The ‘global factory’ and ‘exo-net’ value architectures
Chapter 11 Linking the interconnectedness and innovativeness of global value chains
Chapter 12 Maximizing the developmental benefits of GVC integration while addressing emerging challenges
Chapter 13 Regionalism and SMEs: A firm-level perspective on GVCs and FTAs
Chapter 14 Global value chains and least developed countries: Influencing value chain governance and upgrading processes
Chapter 15 Mapping of GVCs, services and intangible assets
Chapter 16 Global value chain at a crossroads: A trade and investment perspective1
Chapter 17 Innovation, industrial strategy and global value chains
Case study: Meso-level GVC analysis of Korean shipbuilding
Case study: GVC vulnerability to disruption
Part V Implications
Chapter 18 Supply chain management at an inflection point: A final perspective
Index
