It is well-known that adding a little flexibility to the right place is an effective strategy to improve the … system disruptions are ubiquitous, the legacy flexibility designs may perform poorly under disruptions to supply or capacity … installations. In this paper, we focus on the design of reliable and sparse flexibility structures that consistently meet a …

Despite widespread acceptance of the idea that strategic flexibility is critical to the success of firm’s operations … management, strategic flexibility in supply chain management remains largely unexplored by researchers. To fill this research gap …, trust and strategic flexibility in a supply chain. Based on the sample of 145 manufacturing firms in Yangtze River Delta …