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Publication date: 22 January 2025

Hanaa Feleafel and Michel Leseure

The intermittence of renewable energy sources is a substantial barrier to investments. This issue has conventionally been addressed by governmental policies such as feed-in…

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Purpose

The intermittence of renewable energy sources is a substantial barrier to investments. This issue has conventionally been addressed by governmental policies such as feed-in tariffs (FiT). The purpose of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of these policies and the implications for investments in renewable energy systems, with a specific focus on systems where hydrogen storage systems are emerging as a viable option.

Design/methodology/approach

A quantitative modelling approach is used to analyse a real-life case study considering renewable energy investments staging options versus an upfront investment.

Findings

The main finding of the paper is that FiT policy is of little importance when storage is used, as the storage hedges weather related risk for customers. If the microgrid does not have local storage, or still exports substantial amounts of power, then FiTs are still needed. This implies that policies need updating as the energy sector evolves and the type of support needed becomes more sensitive to microgrid design.

Research limitations/implications

Simplifications were made when modelling weather. Normal weather volatility is accounted for, but not large-scale unusual weather patterns.

Originality/value

The paper provides new insights about using real options theory in a context of increasing uncertainty when complementarity between assets exist. It also argues that the historical “one size fits all” design of FiTs policies is ineffective for the future.

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International Journal of Energy Sector Management, vol. ahead-of-print no. ahead-of-print
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1750-6220

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Publication date: 9 August 2024

Michel Leseure, Chukwunonyelum Emmanuel Onyeocha and Dawn Robins

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of a policy, the 2014 UK Supply Chain Plan, which aimed to create a local supply chain in a sector (offshore wind) where…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of a policy, the 2014 UK Supply Chain Plan, which aimed to create a local supply chain in a sector (offshore wind) where the central manufacturing node capabilities and knowledge are not possessed locally. It aims to address the following question: can policy create a new manufacturing supply chain from a void?

Design/methodology/approach

A qualitative field research approach is used to derive an original set of theoretical propositions explaining the motivation behind the Supply Chain Plan policy. The outcomes of this policy are examined 10 years later in order to provide an opportunity to observe the impact of the policy.

Findings

The conclusion is that the policy has been successful in increasing local content, and some of that local content has benefited local manufacturers. However, a lot of the increase in local content has been achieved in non-manufacturing areas or in new areas. The main issue, i.e. the lack of a central manufacturing capability, remains unaddressed. The impact of the local content policy on cost is undocumented.

Originality/value

There is an increasing amount of interest in regional/local supply chains after the COVID-19 pandemic and increasing geopolitical tensions. This paper's originality is to document with an industry case study the fact that manufacturing knowledge and capabilities are the central growth engine of supply chains and that creating a new manufacturing supply chain competing with well-established clusters is not a simple matter that can be achieved through a local content policy. Such policies raise critical questions about the policy makers' implicit valuation of manufacturing technology.

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Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, vol. 35 no. 7
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1741-038X

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Publication date: 1 April 2019

Michel Leseure, Dawn Robins, Graham Wall and Dylan Jones

Offshore renewable energy technologies provide many new opportunities for coastal regions around the world, and although the energy policy literature has documented the success…

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Purpose

Offshore renewable energy technologies provide many new opportunities for coastal regions around the world, and although the energy policy literature has documented the success stories of many “first mover” regions, there is little guidance for “second mover” or “follower” regions. This paper aims to investigate the strategic challenges faced by coastal regions in the Channel area that are not first movers.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors use a multiple case study approach to analyse the behaviour of regional stakeholders when planning and assessing their participation in the renewable energy sector.

Findings

The paper reveals the tendency of regional planners to idealise investments in renewable energy. The negative consequences of idealisation are inadequate strategic visions.

Research limitations/implications

The findings are only relevant in the context of the regions that are part of the case study.

Practical implications

The paper illustrates how idealisation of technology or strategy is created and how it impacts strategic decision-making. It also discusses how to address idealisation.

Social implications

Although much of the energy policy literature discusses the challenge of social acceptance, this paper documents an opposite phenomenon, idealisation. There is a need in the energy sector to find a middle ground between these two extremes.

Originality/value

The paper provides evidence and a theoretical analysis of a decision-making bias, idealisation, which is not discussed in the literature.

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International Journal of Energy Sector Management, vol. 13 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1750-6220

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Publication date: 1 February 2004

Michel J. Leseure and Naomi J. Brookes

The results of a research project dealing with knowledge management in project environments and the capability to transfer knowledge across projects teams are presented. A key…

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The results of a research project dealing with knowledge management in project environments and the capability to transfer knowledge across projects teams are presented. A key distinction is made between generic project knowledge (kernel knowledge) and specific project knowledge (ephemeral knowledge). For each type of knowledge, knowledge management benchmarks are described and discussed. The empirical data used in this paper was collected from companies of various sizes operating in the manufacturing, construction and service sectors.

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Journal of Knowledge Management, vol. 8 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1367-3270

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Publication date: 1 April 2006

Michel Leseure

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Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, vol. 17 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1741-038X

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Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, vol. 21 no. 4
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ISSN: 1741-038X

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Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, vol. 21 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1741-038X

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Publication date: 7 September 2015

Michel Leseure

The purpose of this paper is to explore the robustness of the emerging body of knowledge about collaborative supply chains in the context of Engineered-to-Order (ETO…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to explore the robustness of the emerging body of knowledge about collaborative supply chains in the context of Engineered-to-Order (ETO) manufacturing engineering project systems.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper uses an evolutionary classification technique to build an evolutionary history for an industry case study: the French ETO machine design industry.

Findings

The evolutionary history shows that collaborative forms of governance have been used in this industry after an era of failed transactional market-based governance. The industry, however, has abandoned collaborative forms of governance to return to its historical roots towards more vertical integration.

Research limitations/implications

Findings are only relevant in the context of the investigated industry.

Practical implications

In certain industrial settings managers should consider the promise of collaboration and trust with cautious.

Originality/value

The data set supports Williamson’s (1993) rejection of trust as a mode of governance and calls for a more careful delineation of the conditions of recourse to trust in managerial situations.

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Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, vol. 26 no. 7
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1741-038X

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Publication date: 1 December 2000

Michel J. Leseure

The lack of contextual sensitivity of best practices thinking can be a deterrent to innovation in small and medium‐size enterprises if owners and managers feel that the…

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The lack of contextual sensitivity of best practices thinking can be a deterrent to innovation in small and medium‐size enterprises if owners and managers feel that the specificity of their companies are not taken into account. Presents cladistics, an evolutionary classification technique, as a tool to be used to craft and validate manufacturing strategies. Cladistics provides a compromise between over‐prescriptive generic business solutions and cost inefficient, high‐risk idiosyncratic solutions. The contribution of cladistics as a qualitative methodology in operations strategy research is illustrated by an evolutionary classification of the hand tool industry and recommendations for innovation in this industry.

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International Journal of Operations & Production Management, vol. 20 no. 12
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0144-3577

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Publication date: 1 August 2002

Michel J. Leseure

This second part of the paper presents in more detail the phylogenetic model of automotive assembly factories used in the first part of the paper. The key organizational species…

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This second part of the paper presents in more detail the phylogenetic model of automotive assembly factories used in the first part of the paper. The key organizational species and their mutual relationships are described with an emphasis on the speciation points. This paper is purely descriptive.

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Management Decision, vol. 40 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0025-1747

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