Modelling small-series supply network configuration and capabilities through a mixed-method structural analysis: insights from high-cost textile/apparel contexts

Sara Harper, Rudrajeet Pal and Vijay Kumar

International Journal of Services and Operations Management, 2023, vol. 46, issue 2, 232-259

Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to understand supply network configuration for small-series production within high-cost contexts, and the context-specific decision logics associated. A total interpretive structural modelling (TISM) and MICMAC mixed-methods approach is used to determine and interpret interrelationships among SNC and capability-related aspects identified from the literature. Respondents come from EU textile/apparel companies, undertaking small-series production/sourcing in the region, with different roles in the value chain. The findings led to several propositions. They highlight the foundational nature of supply chain relationships and digital data sharing; interacting product/process flexibility and specialisation considerations, with associated enablers and barriers; the challenges related to location, which is the crucial supply chain driver; and the need to balance various interrelated capability drivers, such as quality, innovation, and sustainability. These findings can support practitioners for reconfiguration, and the approach can be used to address other contexts and thus enhance generalisability.

Keywords: supply network configuration; supply chain design; small-series production; decision-making; total interpretive structural modelling; TISM; operations management; textile/apparel; European Union; EU. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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