The present study focuses on one of the most important Italian local manufacturing systems: the chair district. Over 1200 companies operate here producing more than 44 million chairs a year, which is 80% of the entire Italian production. This district is going though a phase of transformation induced by the opportunities and threats typical of the era of the global economy. These transformations involve the sourcing, manufacturing and selling activities. On the basis of empirical research, the study analyses the evolution of the chair district and the strategic choices made by the producers: reconfiguration of the production and logistical networks, decentralization of production tasks, internalization and externalization of the phases, and diversification of supply and distribution channels.

The internationalization of local manufacturing systems: evidence from the Italian chair district

NASSIMBENI, Guido;SARTOR, Marco
2005-01-01

Abstract

The present study focuses on one of the most important Italian local manufacturing systems: the chair district. Over 1200 companies operate here producing more than 44 million chairs a year, which is 80% of the entire Italian production. This district is going though a phase of transformation induced by the opportunities and threats typical of the era of the global economy. These transformations involve the sourcing, manufacturing and selling activities. On the basis of empirical research, the study analyses the evolution of the chair district and the strategic choices made by the producers: reconfiguration of the production and logistical networks, decentralization of production tasks, internalization and externalization of the phases, and diversification of supply and distribution channels.
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
PP&C - 2005.pdf

non disponibili

Tipologia: Altro materiale allegato
Licenza: Non pubblico
Dimensione 379.98 kB
Formato Adobe PDF
379.98 kB Adobe PDF   Visualizza/Apri   Richiedi una copia

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11390/879323
 Attenzione

Attenzione! I dati visualizzati non sono stati sottoposti a validazione da parte dell'ateneo

Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus 21
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 18
social impact