This paper aims at investigating the relationships existing between postponement and modularization practices actually implemented by Italian companies and contextual factors mainly linked to product features. A multi-case study research strategy was adopted and statistical techniques applied...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is threefold: to provide an overview of the literature defining “luxury”; to suggest that luxury goods be distinguished from other goods through the presence of critical success factors (CSF) and to identify different dimensions of luxury; and to...

Purpose: This paper takes a contingency-based approach to internationalization, exploring how global operations are configured (e.g., the path and pace of internationalization) and coordinated (e.g., supply chain coordination). It also considers how internationalization decisions, such as the...