TY  - JOUR
AB  - Notes that substantive relationships between dimensions of competition and supportive manufacturing strengths have not been clearly established. Existing priorities‐based models of strategy ignore the dynamics of manufacturing capabilities. Furthermore, these models employ highly aggregated concepts which mix together operational priorities, outcomes, and capabilities, making hierarchical relationships in strategy difficult to define. Develops and proposes a new framework which modifies existing models of business strategy and manufacturing strategy in order to clarify and define core dimensions of competitive differentiation and manufacturing capabilities. Discusses relationships among these dimensions that are apparent in previous research and case studies. These relationships are summarized by a comprehensive model with propositions regarding supportive links between manufacturing capabilities, manufacturing outcomes, and product differentiation. Concludes by suggesting directions for tests of the model and for related future research.
VL  - 18
IS  - 4
SN  - 0144-3577
DO  - 10.1108/01443579810199748
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579810199748
AU  - Swink Morgan
AU  - Harvey Hegarty W.
PY  - 1998
Y1  - 1998/01/01
TI  - Core manufacturing capabilities and their links to product differentiation
T2  - International Journal of Operations & Production Management
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 374
EP  - 396
Y2  - 2024/04/19
ER  -