Dominant supply chain co‐ordination strategies in the Dutch aerospace industry

Abstract

Purpose

Firms in the aerospace industry face considerable pressure to improve co‐ordination in their supply chains. The major question of the present study is what supply chain co‐ordination strategies are dominant in the Dutch aerospace industry given the market environment of this industry?

Design/methodology/approach

Because information is the key ingredient for coordinating the supply chain in a given problem situation, an information processing point of view is adopted. In the empirical research, supply chain co‐ordination strategies are investigated for six Dutch‐based aerospace firms with different products and technologies.

Findings

It is concluded that in terms of the framework of Galbraith, co‐ordination strategies increasing the capacity to process information dominate supply chain management in the Dutch aerospace industry. The information‐processing capacity is increased by investing in lateral relations, long‐term planning and information systems between companies involved in the same supply chain.

Originality/value

Information is provided on Dutch aerospace firms' supply chain strategies.

Citation

Voordijk, H. and Meijboom, B. (2005), "Dominant supply chain co‐ordination strategies in the Dutch aerospace industry", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 77 No. 2, pp. 109-113. https://doi.org/10.1108/00022660510585938