Abstract
The organizational structure of a production network holds strong potential to enable agility in manufacturing, if its configuration is expedient. Therefore, this paper explores configurational indicators on production networks. Based on a systematic literature review, 18 articles in 13 peer-reviewed journals are identified. In a three-step approach the implications of different configurational designs on the exploitation and exploration of production network resources are analyzed. The main finding is a different configurational requirement for diverging types of volatility: Market-based volatility requires a redundant network capacity pool, as production shifts and multiple routing can leverage the exploitation of manufacturing resources. Technology-based volatility asks for complementary network capacity, as exploration is increased by a more dynamic distribution of value creation and the built-in real option of innovative resource allocation.
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