Transport service triads in supply networks
Doctoral thesis, 2021
The theoretical framework takes point of departure in the industrial network approach and in the literature on triads. The industrial network approach highlights three interrelated network layers – activities, resources, and actors – and is used to capture interdependencies in supply networks. The triad is the smallest unit of analysis to analyse connectedness among business relationships. The triad is used to explore embeddedness in and of triads. Thus, the aim of this thesis is to explore embeddedness in and of transport service triads in supply networks.
A qualitative case study approach is used to explore how firms organise and manage interdependencies related to transport services in supply networks and implications of connectedness between business relationships. The empirical data stem from actors involved in transport service triads and adjacent actors relating to the transport service triad. The thesis builds on five appended papers.
This thesis shows how triads in general, and the transport service triad in particular, are critical units of analysis to understand how business relationships are connected in supply networks. In addition, this thesis highlights various types of embeddedness. This thesis adds to our knowledge of (1) triads in supply networks, (2) the intricacies of a supply network context leaping from dyads to triads to the broader network, (3) how firms organise transport services and handle the interdependencies that exist in supply networks, (4) the implications of connected business relationships, and (5) consequences on transport performance.
performance
embeddedness
network
supply chain
service
freight
transport
triad
relationship
sustainability
Author
Victor Eriksson
Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics, Supply and Operations Management
The transport service triad: a key unit of analysis
Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing,;Vol. 34(2019)p. 253-266
Journal article
Research on triads in supply networks: a systematic review and research agenda
Other conference contribution
Improving transport performance in supply networks: effects of (non)overlapping network horizons
Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing,;Vol. 36(2021)p. 1767-1779
Journal article
Transport efficiency in supply networks: The impact of network horizons and network contexts
Other conference contribution
The role of public actors in construction logistics: effects on and of relational interfaces
Construction Management and Economics,;Vol. 39(2021)p. 791-806
Journal article
Minimizing impact of construction material flows in cities: Innovative Co-Creation (MIMIC)
VINNOVA (2018-02499), 2018-11-01 -- 2021-11-01.
Energy efficient freight – methods, actions and evaluation tools in logistics
Swedish Energy Agency (41195-1), 2015-12-01 -- 2017-11-30.
Subject Categories
Production Engineering, Human Work Science and Ergonomics
Other Mechanical Engineering
Transport Systems and Logistics
Business Administration
Areas of Advance
Transport
ISBN
978-91-7905-546-2
Doktorsavhandlingar vid Chalmers tekniska högskola. Ny serie: 5013
Publisher
Chalmers
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Opponent: Prof. Virpi Havila, Department of Business Studies, Uppsala University, Sweden