We answer the question “How do companies develop and deploy supply chain structural ambidexterity to effectively manage geopolitical disruptions?” by investigating three significant geopolitical disruptions: Brexit, the ...

Purpose The study aims to analyse the impact of Industry 4.0 implementation on supply chains and develop an implementation framework by considering potential drivers and barriers for the Industry 4.0 paradigm. Design ...

Companies have extensively invested in offshoring strategies, creating geographically dispersed, complex networks. The concept of organisational ambidexterity through balancing the exploration (flexibility) and exploitation ...

This paper seeks insights into how multinational enterprises restructure their global supply chains to manage the uncertainty caused by geopolitical disruptions. Evidence is gathered from 29 interviews with senior executives ...