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A move towards the centralization of inventories in European value chains, has been observed over the past years, increasingly companies are adding the application of postponed manufacturing (customization to order) to these centres. A framework for the analyses of reconfiguration patterns in value chains is introduced and used in eight case studies. Results suggest that the implementation of postponed manufacturing requires chain-wide reconfigurations, not limited to logistics systems. Different reconfiguration paths were found (no universal solution). Based on these differences suggestions for implementation paths are developed. Also a model is developed that describes the evolution of warehouses in the chain and that can help understand the regional economic impact of postponed manufacturing.
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van Hoek, R.I. (1998). Reconfiguring the Value Chain to Implement Postponed Manufacturing. In: Bititci, U.S., Carrie, A.S. (eds) Strategic Management of the Manufacturing Value Chain. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35321-0_34
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