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Fuzzy Rule-Based Analysis of Industrial Service Flexibility in Collaborative Networks

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  • Wen-Hsiang Lai

    (Graduate Institute of Management of Technology, Feng Chia University, Taiwan)

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The focus of this study is to analyze the factors influencing industrial service flexibility (SF) in Taiwan's manufacturing industry (TMI). This study develops a rule-based decision-support mechanism using fuzzy set theory and an analytic hierarchy process to evaluate SF in TMI. This study finds that the external collaborative network makes a greater contribution to SF than the internal collaborative network. Also, government support does not significantly improve SF because companies in TMI need core competencies and collaborative networks to integrate vertical and horizontal collaborations and maximize the effectiveness of SF.

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  • Wen-Hsiang Lai, 2012. "Fuzzy Rule-Based Analysis of Industrial Service Flexibility in Collaborative Networks," International Journal of Business and Economics, School of Management Development, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan, vol. 11(2), pages 105-126, December.
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    Keywords

    fuzzy rule-based analysis; service flexibility; collaborative networks;
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    JEL classification:

    • L16 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Industrial Organization and Macroeconomics; Macroeconomic Industrial Structure
    • L80 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - General
    • L64 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Other Machinery; Business Equipment; Armaments

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