TY - GEN
T1 - Innovation management and supply chain management: the same combination between leaness and agility
AU - Castiaux, Annick
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Our paper studies the concepts of exploitation and exploration that are fundamental when conciliating of leanness and agility in responsive supply networks as well as when managing simultaneously incremental and radical innovation. First of all, we underline the innovative dimension that is included in leanness and agility. As a matter of fact, leanness is reached through incremental innovation, i.e. continuous improvement of products and processes to eliminate any potential waste. On the other hand, agility is a matter of flexibility towards unexpected change, i.e. radical innovation. Both innovation types, both management principles, are important to ensure the survival of an organisation. To enlighten this duality, we first borrow some images from solid state physics, comparing the firms inside a supply network with the atoms in a network. Afterwards, we propose a model linking both exploitation and exploration needs in a feedback structure where information management plays a central role. We conclude this paper with some research perspectives.
AB - Our paper studies the concepts of exploitation and exploration that are fundamental when conciliating of leanness and agility in responsive supply networks as well as when managing simultaneously incremental and radical innovation. First of all, we underline the innovative dimension that is included in leanness and agility. As a matter of fact, leanness is reached through incremental innovation, i.e. continuous improvement of products and processes to eliminate any potential waste. On the other hand, agility is a matter of flexibility towards unexpected change, i.e. radical innovation. Both innovation types, both management principles, are important to ensure the survival of an organisation. To enlighten this duality, we first borrow some images from solid state physics, comparing the firms inside a supply network with the atoms in a network. Afterwards, we propose a model linking both exploitation and exploration needs in a feedback structure where information management plays a central role. We conclude this paper with some research perspectives.
KW - Supply chain management
KW - exploration
KW - innovation
KW - exploitation
M3 - Conference contribution
BT - Proceedings of the European Forum on Market-Driven Supply Chains
PB - The European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management
CY - Website (http://www.eiasm.org/frontoffice/event_announcement.asp?event_id=340)
ER -