Abstract
A company’s performance is substantially determined by the strategic resources it possesses and by the capabilities that can be derived from them. The application of these internal resources and capabilities to an external context of markets and competition is a critical factor contributing to the success of a company. Two issues central to this concept and which are further explored in this paper are: the strategic resources of a firm build a system, i.e., are dependent on each other, and this resource system changes, i.e., resources develop and decay over time. One of management’s roles is to plan and to control this dynamic process. Production and operations management (POM) is a primary arena for strategic resources management because of the important share POM has regarding any value creation activities of the firm.
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von Größler, A. (2004). A Dynamic View on Strategic Resource Systems — A Case Study from Manufacturing Strategy. In: Maier, F. (eds) Komplexität und Dynamik als Herausforderung für das Management. Deutscher Universitätsverlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-81855-3_3
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