Industrial companies are nowadays acting in global production networks (GPNs). A
comprehensive scientific overview of those networks is still missing. To close this gap, a …

Purpose–The two main constituting elements of the supply chains are “product” and “supply
chain operations”, which are highly inter‐related across more than one dimension. Many of …

Purpose When is it more profitable for multinational manufacturers to manufacture in high-
cost environments and when in low-cost environments? While the literature offers many …

The literature in operations management has not kept up with the growing complexity of and
opportunities offered by global production networks. Managers need new tools to cope with …

This paper introduces the structure dynamics control concept and a dynamic model to
coordinate activities in cyber-physical supply chains in smart manufacturing concepts such …

In this contribution, an original service-oriented form of structure dynamics control (SDC) and
a model for dynamic scheduling of services for Industry 4.0 supply networks is developed …

Purpose–On modern markets, supply chains (SC) shape the competition landscape. At the
same time, considerable research advancements have been recently achieved in the area …

Today, the concept of open innovation and collaborative networks attracts great interest.
Many organisations use collaborative networks. The success of the innovation of these …

This chapter provides a high-level review of the literature on global production networks and
suggests that this area offers a fertile ground for future research. An important issue …

Online, on‐demand and real‐time availability of information to all members of a
manufacturing system enables them to be agile and in the best position to react quickly …