Chap 2
Chap 2
Chap 2
CHAPTER 2
INDUSTRY IMPLICATIONS
FOR GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS
Source: Nada R. Sanders (2012), Supply chain management – a global perspective, John Wiley & Sons Publisher, printed in USA.
A business organization that, from inception, seeks to derive How do market globalization drivers influence
significant competitive advantage from the use of resources and the
sale of outputs in multiple countries.
global supply chains of MNCs?
Born global firms, from their beginnings, have a global focus and
commit their resources to international ventures.
Most companies operate from their home country, and after years of
doing business domestically, slowly evolve to do business
internationally. By contrast, born global firms begin with a
borderless world view, and immediately develop strategies to
expand themselves abroad.
Economies of Discussion 2: Cost globalization drivers
scale
Security and Accelerating 10
risk innovation
Cost
globalization
drivers
Newly
Timing industrialized
countries
Engaging Product
locally development
Resource
scarcity
Policies and
Discussion 3: Government globalization drivers
regulations Tariff
WTO 12
barriers
Sustainability Government
at government buying and
levels Privatization selling
11
Increased Discussion 4: Competitive globalization drivers
Talent world trade
Competitive 14
battlegrounds
1. How competitive globalization drivers better
facilitate global supply chains
Commoditization Foreign
acquirers
Competitive 2. The influence of competitive globalization
globalization drivers, including the increase in world trade
drivers
Strategic
levels, increased “born-global” companies and the
New competitors
alliances growth of global networks
Born global
Global centering firms
Interdependent
countries
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