Product Modularity and the Rise of Global Value Chains: Insights from the Electronics Industry

The electronics industry has undergone a transformation from dominant vertically integrated firms to a system of lead firms that specialize in single slices of global value chains. We consider the role that modularization has played in this transformation, the insights this provides for our understanding of global supply chains, and the implications for future research.

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Year of publication:	2011-12-01
Authors:	Gangnes, Byron ; Assche, Ari Van
Institutions:	Department of Economics, University of Hawaii-Manoa
Subject:	economics

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 201119 25 pages
Classification:	C90 - Design of Experiments. General ; C73 - Stochastic and Dynamic Games
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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