Operations strategy: genealogy, classification and anatomy

Abstract

This paper seeks to offer some unity in a new and evolving discipline. The aim is to provide clear and unambiguous foundations to aid development of operations strategy as a field of study. Using empirical evidence and theoretical reasoning, it seeks to clarify the nature of operations strategy: its lineage, composition and purpose. In so doing, it is able to asseverate that such strategies develop and evolve through both market and resource influences – they shape both the composition and architecture of such strategies. In so doing, it is possible to demonstrate that these strategies can be customised to the exigencies of the situation.

Citation

Lowson, R.H. (2002), "Operations strategy: genealogy, classification and anatomy", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 22 No. 10, pp. 1112-1129. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443570210446333