Supply Chain Choices

Jean-Pierre Jeannet, Thierry Volery, Heiko Bergmann and Cornelia Amstutz
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Jean-Pierre Jeannet: International Institute for Management
Thierry Volery: ZHAW School of Management and Law
Heiko Bergmann: University of St. Gallen
Cornelia Amstutz: University of Lucerne

Chapter 18 in Masterpieces of Swiss Entrepreneurship, 2021, pp 183-191 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract To what extent did SMEs consider active involvement in production as a necessary element of their strategy and how they approached value chain integration to enhance their efficiency are the focus of this chapter. Driven by the necessity of economics and efficiency, SMEs have taken different directions on the integration of their supply chains, ranging from purchasing of components to the final assembly of products. There are a number of integrators who cover the entire supply chain with their firms, sometime even acquiring key suppliers. Many more of the companies are partial integrators, and a few can be characterized as assemblers only. Two examples of firms exist who are specifiers/designers, and operate without their own manufacturing operation, having adopted the fabless state.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-65287-6_18

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