long run. Moreover, a late knowledge transfer from the lead factory to the plants increases the pre-transfer performance of …This paper develops a simulation model to compare the performance of two stylized manufacturing networks: the lead … factory network (LFN) and the archetype network (AN). The model identifies the optimal network configuration and its …

long run. Moreover, a late knowledge transfer from the lead factory to the plants increases the pre-transfer performance of …This paper develops a simulation model to compare the performance of two stylized manufacturing networks: the lead … factory network (LFN) and the archetype network (AN). The model identifies the optimal network configuration and its …

-firm production units. Specifically, two distinct network structures are compared: the lead factory concept and traditional networks … relevant factors that determine the relative advantages and disadvantages of the lead factory concept in comparison to a … traditional network structure. In particular, the lead factory concept is more cost-efficient than the traditional network if …