Modular Production Networks in Electronics: The Nexus between Management and Economics Research

Byron Gangnes () and Ari Van Assche
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Ari Van Assche: Department of Economics, University of California at Santa Cruz

No 200405, Working Papers from University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics

Abstract: In the last two decades, the electronics industry has evolved from a vertically integrated in-dustry to a vertically segmented one. This transformation has often been attributed to the modularization of electronic products. In this paper, we argue that the degree of modularity is an active choice variable for a firm. As a result, it is necessary to focus on the underlying fac-tors that drive both modularity and the organization of production. This provides insights into the transformation taking place in global electronics production, with vertical fragmentation, horizontal consolidation, and the growth of Asian electronics production.

Keywords: Modularity; electronics; outsourcing; contract manufacturing; East Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L14 L23 L63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2004-08
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-bec and nep-sea
Note: Also Singapore Management University Economics and Statistics Working Paper 21-2004, September 2004
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