The Alignment Among Competitive Strategy, Operations Improvement Priorities and Manufacturing and Logistics Performance Measurement Systems. Evidence from a Case-Based Study

Valeria Belvedere () and Francesco Gallmann
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Valeria Belvedere: Bocconi University and SDA Bocconi School of Management
Francesco Gallmann: Operations and Technology Management Department

A chapter in Models and Methods in Economics and Management Science, 2014, pp 221-241 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Several contributions claim that the manufacturing and logistics performance measurement system (PMS) should be designed according to a principle of alignment between the competitive strategy and the operations strategy. This paper aims at verifying whether PMS of manufacturing plants are actually designed and used as stated in the academic literature. After a review of the most influential literature on this topic, we discuss the empirical findings of a qualitative study conducted through a case-based methodology. The findings highlight that, although operations managers of the observed plants state that they are committed to the improvement of the manufacturing and logistics performances more relevant in the client’s perspective, there is a misalignment between the improvement priorities and the functional PMS of their plants. Such phenomenon depends on two factors: a perception of operations managers about their responsibility on specific performances; the availability of technologies, managerial tools and practices suitable for improving specific performances.

Keywords: Performance measurement; Manufacturing strategy; Case-study. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-00669-7_12

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