Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management: Volume 19 Issue 3

Global engineering networks (GEN): Drivers, evolution, configuration, performance and key patterns

Yufeng Zhang, Mike Gregory, Yongjiang Shi

The purpose of this paper is to propose an integrating framework for the configuration and performance of global engineering networks (GEN).

The importance of collaborative frontloading in automotive supply networks

Mario Binder, Peter Gust, Ben Clegg

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how research and development (R&D) collaboration takes place for complex new products in the automotive sector. The research aims to…

Innovation performance and partnerships in manufacturing firms in Turkey

Dilek Cetindamar, Gunduz Ulusoy

This paper aims to shed light on the relationship between partnerships and innovation efforts of the firms. The goal is to understand whether Turkish firms collaborate for…

Digital/web‐based technology in purchasing and supply management: a UK study

David Gallear, Abby Ghobadian, Nicholas O'Regan

To date little is known about the actual level of utilisation of digital/web‐based interaction technologies in purchasing and supply management (SM) in the UK. This paper seeks to…

Exploring determinants of company‐university R&D collaboration in Spain: A contrast between manufacturing and service sectors

Ma Concepción López‐Fernández, Ana Ma Serrano‐Bedia, Gema García‐Piqueres

This paper sets out to examine the factors that influence Spanish manufacturing and service firms to cooperate with universities on R&D.

Communities of practice as structures for managing knowledge in networked corporations

Enrico Scarso, Ettore Bolisani

The aim of the paper is to discuss the critical issues concerning the design and implementation of communities of practice (CoPs), that are increasingly being developed in global…

Development of practitioner guidelines for partnerships between start‐ups and large firms

Tim Minshall, Letizia Mortara, Stelios Elia, David Probert

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the development of the final outputs of a research project looking at partnerships between technology‐based start‐ups and large firms…

Creating products in the absence of markets: a robust design approach

Philippe Silberzahn, Christophe Midler

The purpose of this study is to examine how firms deal with a situation of true uncertainty about their potential markets and technologies. Specifically, it asks how firms can…

The growing importance of inter-organisational collaboration

Ben Clegg