Agility and cost efficiency in supply chain management: Mutually exclusive or mutually reinforcing objectives?

Jussi Heikkilä; Jan Holmström

Agility and cost efficiency in supply chain management: Mutually exclusive or mutually reinforcing objectives?

Jussi Heikkilä, Jan Holmström

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

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Abstract

Supply chain management professionals in industrial organisations are responsible for organising the smooth flow of materials and products according to changing customer demand. Agility and cost efficiency are often the primary objectives of this management activity. Technological innovation is the primary driver of change. But how do these three relate to each other? What trade-offs need to be made? And when do agility and cost efficiency as objectives reinforce each other? In this presentation, we elaborate on these questions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ICAM 2005
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the International Conference on Agility
Editors	Hans E. Andersin, Esko Niemi, Ville Hirvonen
Place of Publication	Espoo
Publisher	Helsinki University of Technology
ISBN (Print)	951-22-7768-9
Publication status	Published - 2005
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	International Conference on Agility, ICAM 2005 - Espoo, Finland Duration: 27 Jul 2005 → 28 Jul 2005

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Conference	International Conference on Agility, ICAM 2005
Country/Territory	Finland
City	Espoo
Period	27/07/05 → 28/07/05

Keywords

agility
cost efficiency
operations strategy, supply chain management

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Heikkilä, J & Holmström, J 2005, Agility and cost efficiency in supply chain management: Mutually exclusive or mutually reinforcing objectives? in HE Andersin, E Niemi & V Hirvonen (eds), ICAM 2005: Proceedings of the International Conference on Agility. Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, International Conference on Agility, ICAM 2005, Espoo, Finland, 27/07/05.

Agility and cost efficiency in supply chain management: Mutually exclusive or mutually reinforcing objectives? / Heikkilä, Jussi; Holmström, Jan.
ICAM 2005: Proceedings of the International Conference on Agility. ed. / Hans E. Andersin; Esko Niemi; Ville Hirvonen. Espoo: Helsinki University of Technology, 2005.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference article in proceedings › Scientific › peer-review

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Agility and cost efficiency in supply chain management: Mutually exclusive or mutually reinforcing objectives?

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