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Strategies For Sustaining Manufacturing Competitiveness: Comparative Case Studies In Australia And Sweden

The purpose of this paper is to report an investigation of local sustainable production in Australia and Sweden aimed at exploring the factors contributing to survival and competitiveness of manufacturing companies. Design/methodology/approach - In Australia, six companies were studied in 2010, with...

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Main Authors: Soosay, Claudine, Nunes, Breno, John Bennett, David, Sohal, Amrik, Juhaini, Jabar, Winroth, Mats
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Language:English
Published: Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016
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T Technology (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/17276/1/Strategies%20For%20Sustaining%20Manufacturing%20Competitiveness%3B%20Comparative%20Case%20Studies%20In%20Australia%20And%20Sweden.pdf
http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/17276/
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spelling my.utem.eprints.172762021-09-12T20:26:16Z http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/17276/ Strategies For Sustaining Manufacturing Competitiveness: Comparative Case Studies In Australia And Sweden Soosay, Claudine Nunes, Breno John Bennett, David Sohal, Amrik Juhaini, Jabar Winroth, Mats T Technology (General) The purpose of this paper is to report an investigation of local sustainable production in Australia and Sweden aimed at exploring the factors contributing to survival and competitiveness of manufacturing companies. Design/methodology/approach - In Australia, six companies were studied in 2010, with comparisons being made with three of them from earlier projects. In Sweden, eight manufacturing companies were studied on two occasions 30 years apart, in 1980 and 2010. To provide a valid comparative perspective a common format for data collection and analysis was used. Findings - There has been a shift in the nature of competition in both Sweden and Australia due to an increasing complexity of the global business environment as well as changes in technology and customer expectations. Despite the differences in country context, the findings suggest that all the manufacturing companies have a good awareness of the elements of the market environment and the relationships with their competitive strategy. However, in general, the Swedish companies have more experience of managing the risks and benefits from operating in the international environment. Research limitations/implications - The results of the research are based on a relatively small sample of case companies in a limited number of industrial sectors. There are methodology implications for future research in the area. Practical implications - The research results have practical implications for the manufacturing industry, especially for companies operating in a competitive international environment. Originality/value - The paper is based on original case research and comparative analysis of data from different geographical contexts. It contributes to both theory and management practice about the strategic resources, decision choices, competitive environments and firm values needed to address external market demands as well as in building internal capabilities. Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/17276/1/Strategies%20For%20Sustaining%20Manufacturing%20Competitiveness%3B%20Comparative%20Case%20Studies%20In%20Australia%20And%20Sweden.pdf Soosay, Claudine and Nunes, Breno and John Bennett, David and Sohal, Amrik and Juhaini, Jabar and Winroth, Mats (2016) Strategies For Sustaining Manufacturing Competitiveness: Comparative Case Studies In Australia And Sweden. Journal Of Manufacturing Technology Management, 27 (1). pp. 6-37. ISSN 1741-038X http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/JMTM-04-2014-0043 10.1108/JMTM-04-2014-0043
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Soosay, Claudine
Nunes, Breno
John Bennett, David
Sohal, Amrik
Juhaini, Jabar
Winroth, Mats
Strategies For Sustaining Manufacturing Competitiveness: Comparative Case Studies In Australia And Sweden
description The purpose of this paper is to report an investigation of local sustainable production in Australia and Sweden aimed at exploring the factors contributing to survival and competitiveness of manufacturing companies. Design/methodology/approach - In Australia, six companies were studied in 2010, with comparisons being made with three of them from earlier projects. In Sweden, eight manufacturing companies were studied on two occasions 30 years apart, in 1980 and 2010. To provide a valid comparative perspective a common format for data collection and analysis was used. Findings - There has been a shift in the nature of competition in both Sweden and Australia due to an increasing complexity of the global business environment as well as changes in technology and customer expectations. Despite the differences in country context, the findings suggest that all the manufacturing companies have a good awareness of the elements of the market environment and the relationships with their competitive strategy. However, in general, the Swedish companies have more experience of managing the risks and benefits from operating in the international environment. Research limitations/implications - The results of the research are based on a relatively small sample of case companies in a limited number of industrial sectors. There are methodology implications for future research in the area. Practical implications - The research results have practical implications for the manufacturing industry, especially for companies operating in a competitive international environment. Originality/value - The paper is based on original case research and comparative analysis of data from different geographical contexts. It contributes to both theory and management practice about the strategic resources, decision choices, competitive environments and firm values needed to address external market demands as well as in building internal capabilities.
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author Soosay, Claudine
Nunes, Breno
John Bennett, David
Sohal, Amrik
Juhaini, Jabar
Winroth, Mats
author_facet Soosay, Claudine
Nunes, Breno
John Bennett, David
Sohal, Amrik
Juhaini, Jabar
Winroth, Mats
author_sort Soosay, Claudine
title Strategies For Sustaining Manufacturing Competitiveness: Comparative Case Studies In Australia And Sweden
title_short Strategies For Sustaining Manufacturing Competitiveness: Comparative Case Studies In Australia And Sweden
title_full Strategies For Sustaining Manufacturing Competitiveness: Comparative Case Studies In Australia And Sweden
title_fullStr Strategies For Sustaining Manufacturing Competitiveness: Comparative Case Studies In Australia And Sweden
title_full_unstemmed Strategies For Sustaining Manufacturing Competitiveness: Comparative Case Studies In Australia And Sweden
title_sort strategies for sustaining manufacturing competitiveness: comparative case studies in australia and sweden
publisher Emerald Group Publishing Limited
publishDate 2016
url http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/17276/1/Strategies%20For%20Sustaining%20Manufacturing%20Competitiveness%3B%20Comparative%20Case%20Studies%20In%20Australia%20And%20Sweden.pdf
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