A contingency theoretical perspective to the product‐process matrix

Emerald - Tập 33 Số 2 - Trang 216-244 - 2013
PekkaHelkiö1, AnttiTenhiälä2
1Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, Aalto University School of Science, Espoo, Finland
2IE Business School, Madrid, Spain

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PurposeThe product‐process matrix of Hayes and Wheelwright is widely known for its prescriptive managerial guidance. Yet, most empirical studies have found no support for its performance assertions or have even contradicted them. The purpose of this paper is to propose a contingency theoretical generalization and extension that accommodates both the performance implications of the original model and the best‐known departures from it.Design/methodology/approachThe authors test their extended model with survey data from 151 manufacturing plants.FindingsThe authors' model extends the process dimension of the original model into a specificity dimension that depends not only on the layout of the process but also on the flexibilities that can be achieved with advanced manufacturing technologies. Similarly, the product dimension, which was operationalized as product variety in the original matrix, is generalized to the complexity of the production task, where product variety is only one element among others. Furthermore, the authors extend the model to accommodate also the dynamism of the task environment.Research limitations/implicationsIn addition to the testing of the extended model, the study provides openings for further theoretical development. In particular, the findings demonstrate the value of the contingency theoretical concept of suboptimal equifinality to operations management research.Practical implicationsThe study updates the product‐process matrix to match the modern industrial reality and thus enables the continued application of this important operations strategy prescription.Originality/valueThe study integrates insights from previous research in operations management and contingency theory into a generalization and extension of the product‐process matrix.

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