Abstract

Companies must pursue both exploration and exploitation of supplier’s knowledge in increasingly competitive and complex production environments. This has been referred to as pursuing an ambidextrous supply strategy, extending the mobilisation of resources in pursuit of both aims beyond the borders of the lead manufacturer and into supplier organizations as well. Purchasing and supply management plays an increasingly central role in mobilizing and involving the suppliers in the pursuit of this agenda. The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the literature on organizational ambidexterity and operations management by exploring how purchasing departments contribute to the organizational pursuit of organizational ambidexterity. We explore practices followed by purchasing departments for mediating tensions between supply networks and organizational functions.

摘要

公司必须在竞争日益激烈和复杂的生产环境中探索和利用供应商的知识。这被称为追求灵巧的供应战略，将为实现这两个目标而调动的资源扩展到领先制造商的边界之外，也扩展到供应商组织。采购和供应管理在动员和让供应商参与这一议程方面发挥着越来越重要的作用。本文的目的是通过探索采购部门如何促进组织追求组织的双重性，为组织双重性和运营管理方面的文献做出贡献。