Abstract
High external variety is one of the main challenges to be faced within value networks. However, in practice
there is a notable failure to manage this increasingly high variety and to embed variety management
approaches in company structures. Therefore, the purpose of the paper is to present a benchmarking study of
external product variety in the Austrian agricultural sector. In addition, a longitudinal case study showing
the development of external variety in proportion to financial parameters in a specific company over the last
ten years is executed. Finally the paper gives an overview of existing and planned variety management
approaches in the company studied.
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Seiten (von - bis) | 129-142 |
Seitenumfang | 14 |
Fachzeitschrift | International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management |
Jahrgang | 15 |
Ausgabenummer | 2-3 |
DOIs | |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - Mai 2013 |
Schlagwörter
- variety
- external product variety
- variety management
- value network
- benchmarking study
- data envelopment analysis
- complexity
- product complexity
- value network complexity