Purpose

This paper analyzes the effects on local suppliers of the adoption of a modular platform, taking into account different supply-chain relations.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors’ research follows an interpretive case study methodology based on a theoretical approach that seeks to validate the approach while making conclusions about the case study.

Findings

The traditional pyramidal structure of automotive supply chains has been altered by the consolidation of a much more complex structure, mostly in spatial and geographical terms. The authors find a strong hierarchy resulting from the reinforced market power of the carmaker under study and the respective fragile structural positioning of logistics companies and pre-assemblers. The increased versatility of the assembly plant, considered a consequence of its transition to modular platforms, finds a counterpart in the necessary re-configuration of certain supply relationships.

Originality/value

The main contribution of the paper is to connect the defining elements of supply-chain relations with those technical and organizational changes associated with the transition to modular platforms, as well as to analyze changes in the pyramidal structure of the supply chain, from both a spatial and relational perspective.

中文翻译：

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模块化平台对供应商公司的影响：来自纳瓦拉（西班牙）的大众Polo制造的证据

目的

本文考虑了不同的供应链关系，分析了采用模块化平台对本地供应商的影响。

设计/方法/方法

作者的研究遵循一种基于理论方法的解释性案例研究方法，该方法试图在对案例研究作出结论的同时对方法进行验证。

发现

汽车供应链的传统金字塔结构已经通过整合更为复杂的结构（主要是在空间和地理方面）进行了更改。作者发现，由于研究中的汽车制造商的市场力量增强以及物流公司和预组装商各自的脆弱的结构定位，导致了强大的等级结构。考虑到组装厂向模块化平台过渡的结果，组装厂多功能性的提高在某些供应关系的必要重新配置中找到了对口。

创意/价值

本文的主要贡献是将供应链关系的定义要素与与向模块化平台过渡相关的技术和组织变化相联系，并从空间角度分析供应链金字塔结构的变化。和关系的角度。