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Implications of postponement for the supply chain

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posted on 2023-06-08, 11:21 authored by Biao YangBiao Yang, Neil Burns
As a marketing, logistics and manufacturing concept, postponement has been around in the literature for a long time. Its application can also be dated to the 1920s. However, only in recent times has it been used as a supply chain strategy. Postponement fosters a new way of thinking about product design, process design and supply chain management. In this paper, we rethink the supply chain from a postponement point of view and present the implications of postponement for the decoupling point, supply chain integration, control of the supply chain and capacity planning issues. The objective is to extend the significance of postponement towards the perspective of a holistic supply chain context.

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  • Published

Journal

International Journal of Production Research

ISSN

0020–7543

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Issue

9

Volume

41

Page range

2075-2090

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  • Business and Management Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-04-24

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