A Journey through Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategy Research

1. Front Matter

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2. Gianluca Spina’s Contribution to Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategy Research and Management Education

   • Emilio Bartezzaghi, Raffaella Cagliano, Federico Caniato, Stefano Ronchi

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3. Manufacturing Strategy and Paradigms

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17

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   2. The Impact of the Just-in-Time Approach on Production System Performance: A Survey of Italian Industry. A Review and Outlook

      • Roberto Filippini, Cipriano Forza

      Pages 19-39

   3. Strategically Flexible Production: The Multi-focused Manufacturing Paradigm. A Review and Outlook

      • Chris A. Voss

      Pages 41-69

   4. Advanced Manufacturing Technologies and Strategically Flexible Production. A Review and Outlook

      • Harry Boer

      Pages 71-110

4. Supply Chain and Purchasing Strategy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111

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   2. A Model of Codesign Relationships: Definitions and Contingencies. A Review and Outlook

      • Alberto De Toni, Guido Nassimbeni

      Pages 113-137

   3. E-Business Strategy: How Companies Are Shaping Their Manufacturing and Supply Chain Through the Internet. A Review and Outlook

      • Ann Vereecke, Matteo Kalchschmidt

      Pages 139-168

   4. Logistics and Supply Chain Management in Luxury Fashion Retail: Empirical Investigation of Italian Firms. A Review and Outlook

      • Pamela Danese, Pietro Romano, Andrea Vinelli

      Pages 169-198

   5. Past, Present and Future Trends of Purchasing and Supply Management: An Extensive Literature Review. A Review and Outlook

      • Finn Wynstra

      Pages 199-228

5. Back Matter

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This book is intended as a tribute to Gianluca Spina, the influential and inspiring Professor of Business Management & Organization and Supply Chain Management at the School of Management of Politecnico di Milano, who very sadly passed away early in 2015. It brings together seven of his most important papers, published in renowned international journals, and supplements these papers with insightful commentaries from friends and colleagues who highlight key messages and values of enduring validity. The selected papers offer a clear sense of Spina’s research journey over the years and cover the main research streams that distinguished his work. They have also been chosen on account of their high impact, as reflected by the number of citations received, and to represent the most important research collaborations that Spina had established within Italy and abroad. An introductory chapter relates his research to major developments in the field of Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategy and also outlines the very important contribution that Gianluca Spina made to Management Education.

• Supply Chain Management
• Purchasing Strategy
• Manufacturing Strategy
• Manufacturing Paradigms
• Operations Management
• Marketing Management
• Production Management
• Gianluca Spina
• Engineering Economics

• School of Management, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

  Emilio Bartezzaghi, Raffaella Cagliano, Federico Caniato, Stefano Ronchi

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