The missing link between local and global best practices within manufacturing
Other conference contribution, 2015

This paper takes a knowledge-based view on operations strategy and investigate how local best practices (LBPs) are used as contributors for identification and evaluation of a manufacturing global best practice (GBP). Semi-structured interviews with 14 respondents at seven multinational companies concluded that LBPs and GBPs are transferred by different mechanisms. LBPs are rarely used as contributors to GBPs but rather stay internal among local sites. GBPs more often concern development of systems and frameworks and are thereby less concerned with context. The importance of including local knowledge and practices and use existing internal resources to reach competitive advantages are emphasised.

Manufacturing

Best Practice

Benchmarking

Author

Siri Jagstedt

Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics, Supply and Operations Management

Nina Edh Mirzaei

Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics, Supply and Operations Management

EUROMA 2015
Neuchâtel, Switzerland,

Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)

Other Mechanical Engineering

Areas of Advance

Production

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