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Building bridges : boundary spanners in servitized supply chains

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Chakkol, M., Karatzas, A., Johnson, M. and Godsell, J. (2018) Building bridges : boundary spanners in servitized supply chains. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 38 (2). pp. 579-604. doi:10.1108/IJOPM-01-2016-0052 ISSN 0144-3577.

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Abstract

Purpose:
Solutions provision depends on effective and efficient supply chains. Existing discourse within servitization has remained at the organisational or inter-organisational level with a limited emphasis on the role of individuals. However, supply chains are not just relationships between organisations, they are complex, inter-personal relationships that span organisational boundaries. The limited focus on boundary spanners and their interactions means that managerial roles critical for the provision of solutions remain unidentified. The purpose of this paper is to identify the functions, roles and practices of boundary spanners that connect organisations and enable the effective provision of solutions.

Design/methodology/approach:
A case study comprising 61 interviews in 11 firms was conducted in the UK network of a commercial vehicles manufacturer, to investigate boundary spanning for product and solutions provision.

Findings:
The functions of boundary spanners move from communicating product and price features in product provision towards strategic communication, dissonance reduction, professional education, consultation and leveraging offerings in solutions provision. The study also identifies the boundary spanning roles and practices that form these functions for solutions provision.

Originality/value:
This is the first study in servitization that identifies and describes the boundary spanning functions, roles and practices. By adopting the lens of boundary spanning, the research addresses the lack of empirical managerial-level enquiry within servitization research. It extends the theoretical discussion on the differences between supply chain management in servitized vs product contexts.

Item Type: Journal Article
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Engineering > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Journal or Publication Title: International Journal of Operations and Production Management
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
ISSN: 0144-3577
Official Date: 2018
Dates:
DateEvent
2018Published
26 February 2018Available
21 December 2017Accepted
Volume: 38
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 579-604
DOI: 10.1108/IJOPM-01-2016-0052
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 11 January 2018
Date of first compliant Open Access: 22 June 2018

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