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Inside and outside the factory: just-in-time manufacturing systems, subcontracting and geographic proximity
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Abstract This paper studies the spatial extent of subcontracting linkages for a sample of medium-sized and large Spanish manufacturing firms operating in the automotive and electronics industries. In particular, we analyse how Just-in-Time (JIT) organisation of production is related to the spatial pattern o... mehr
This paper studies the spatial extent of subcontracting linkages for a sample of medium-sized and large Spanish manufacturing firms operating in the automotive and electronics industries. In particular, we analyse how Just-in-Time (JIT) organisation of production is related to the spatial pattern of these sourcing relationships when contractors' structural and organisational characteristics, as well as contract characteristics, are taken into account. We find that firms which implement new technologies and manufacturing systems at the plant level tend to prefer regional to extra-regional outsourcing. This is consistent with JIT’s reliance on flexibility in ordering and quick and frequent deliveries, as well as reliable arrival times, to guarantee the disruption-free production which proximity facilitates. Our results support the view that JIT, in the context of production subcontracting, increases the importance of proximity.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Outsourcing
Klassifikation
Produktion, Fertigung
Management
Wirtschaftssektoren
Freie Schlagwörter
Just-in-Time; new manufacturing technology; proximity; agglomeration; subcontracting; geographic proximity
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2010
Seitenangabe
S. 519-533
Zeitschriftentitel
Regional Studies, 44 (2010) 5
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400902821626
Status
Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)