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Challenges to competitive manufacturing in high-cost environments: checklist and insights from Swedish manufacturing firms
Jönköping University, School of Engineering, JTH, Supply Chain and Operations Management. Jonkoping Univ, Sch Engn, Dept Supply Chain & Operat Management, POB 1026, S-55111 Jonkoping, Sweden..
Jönköping University, School of Engineering, JTH, Supply Chain and Operations Management. Jönköping University, School of Engineering, JTH, Industrial Product Development, Production and Design. Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Gävle, Gävle, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8305-4412
Department of Business Administration and Textile Management, Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden.
2021 (English)In: Operations Management Research, ISSN 1936-9735, E-ISSN 1936-9743, Vol. 14, p. 272-292Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Research on competitive manufacturing (CM) in high-cost environments has earlier indicated that firms struggle to remain competitive and that manufacturing operations often have been offshored to low-cost environments. The purpose of this research is to explore and create a compounded view of challenges related to both internal and external environments of firms when operating in high-cost environments. This issue has been investigated through a qualitative case study involving five manufacturing firms in Sweden. This research has empirically derived the challenges associated with sustaining CM in high-cost environments and developed a prescriptive checklist. Seven main categories of challenges have been identified, ranging from a micro level related to product characteristics and employee involvement, to a macro level related to supply chain collaborations and industry systems. This research contributes to the existing literature on CM in high-cost locations by explaining and detailing what constitutes challenges in this kind of environment.

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Springer, 2021. Vol. 14, p. 272-292
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Manufacturing location, Competitive manufacturing, Capabilities, Success factors, Challenges, Manufacturing industry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-52564DOI: 10.1007/s12063-021-00193-0ISI: 000651342200001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85106333627Local ID: HOA;;744495OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-52564DiVA, id: diva2:1558271
Available from: 2021-05-28 Created: 2021-05-28 Last updated: 2021-12-20Bibliographically approved

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