Thorsten Blecker Bücher

Ausgliederung, Outsourcing, Offshoring – diese Konzepte haben in der Unternehmensführung einen hohen Stellenwert. Sie stehen für die Auflösung traditioneller Unternehmensstrukturen und führen zur Vernetzung von bislang selbständigen Unternehmen. Die entstehenden Wertschöpfungsnetzwerke gehören zu den zentralen Erfolgsstrategien zur Erlangung dauerhafter Wettbewerbsvorteile. Obwohl Wertschöpfungsnetzwerke seit einigen Jahren intensiv diskutiert werden, sind viele wichtige Fragen immer noch offen. Das gilt insb. für die Umsetzung und den Betrieb der Netzwerkstrukturen. In der von Thorsten Blecker und Hans Georg Gemünden herausgegebenen Festschrift für Bernd Kaluza zeigen erfahrene Experten aus Wissenschaft und Praxis die zentralen Aspekte, um Wertschöpfungsnetzwerke zielgerichtet umzusetzen. Aus unterschiedlichsten Blickwinkeln beleuchten sie, welche Faktoren für den erfolgreichen Betrieb von Netzwerken zu beachten sind.

Die Bedeutung des Produktions- und Technologiemanagement für eine erfolgreiche Positionierung von Unternehmen steigt ständig, unterliegt jedoch sowohl aufgrund aktueller technischer Entwicklungen als auch aufgrund eines verschärften Wettbewerbs in den letzten Jahren deutlich veränderten Rahmenbedingungen. International renommierte Autoren untersuchen in diesem Buch die verschiedenen Aspekte einer innovativen Gestaltung des Produktions- und Technologiemanagements, die Auswirkungen und Anforderungen, die ein innovatives Produktions- und Technologiemanagement an andere betriebliche Funktionen stellt, sowie die Innovationsaspekte des Strategischen Managements und von Dienstleistungsunternehmen. Das Buch richtet sich an Führungskräfte und Berater sowie Wissenschaftler mit den Schwerpunkten Strategische Unternehmensführung oder Produktions-, Innovations- und Technologiemanagement.

Das aktuelle Wettbewerbsumfeld zwingt Unternehmen, externe Ressourcen zu nutzen und intermediäre Koordinationsformen mit anderen Unternehmen einzugehen. Temporäre Zusammenschlüsse kleiner, wettbewerbsfähiger Unternehmen bzw. Unternehmenseinheiten sind daher häufig erfolgreicher als die traditionellen großen Unternehmen. Auf Basis der intermediären Organisationsformen „Unternehmensnetzwerke“ und „Virtuelle Unternehmen“ entwickelt Thorsten Blecker das Konzept der Unternehmung ohne Grenzen. Der Autor analysiert dieses Konzept aus Sicht der Industrieökonomik (Market-Based View) und des ressourcenorientierten Ansatzes (Resource-Based View) und implementiert es als neue Komponente in das strategische Management. Aus der problembezogenen Synthese des Market-Based View und des Resource-Based View erarbeitet der Autor idealtypische Interaktionsstrategien und zeigt Gestaltungsempfehlungen für die Implementierung in die unternehmerische Praxis auf. Das Buch wurde mit dem Schmalenbach-Preis 1999 ausgezeichnet.

Logistics is a key enabler of supply chain collaboration, thus minutely optimized processes in this field allow supply chains to increase their efficiency respectively. Considering the fact that approximately 80% of world trade currently travels by sea, maritime logistics takes a very significant role in the logistics chain and global economy; efficient transportation, handling and storage processes as well as linked information processes in this field lead to more successful supply chain solutions. In this context an important task of process optimization is to find innovative methods and approaches which enhance logistic structures and supply chains for a better and more efficient fulfillment of customer needs. This volume, edited by Thorsten Blecker, Carlos Jahn, and Wolfgang Kersten, provides a valuable insight into: - current approaches in transport and container logistics, - hi-performance maritime logistics, - innovative IT solutions, and - optimized processes for logistics service providers. This volume appeals to researchers and practitioners alike, who are interested in current contributions by international authors, providing theoretical, empirical, and case-study oriented background and information on their research work.

Supply chains are faced with a rising complexity with manifold effects. Because of the strong link between a supply chain’s complexity and its efficiency, supply chain complexity management becomes a major challenge of today’s business management. Therefore logistics and the supply chain management can play a significant role in mastering and managing complexity. This book, edited by Thorsten Blecker and Wolfgang Kersten, is exemplifying the current progress in complexity management. Separate chapters are dedicated to clarify complexity management in transportation, networks and supply chains. It offers important insights of - global and flexible network modelling to manage complexity, - complexity in supply chains – developing human resource strategy, - performance measurement of green supply chain management, - complexity in transportation by means of containers and air-cargos. The volume, written by well-known experts of supply chain management from all over the world, shows applicable solutions, practical examples and use cases to illustrate complexity management and its application in logistics and supply chain management. It presents the central perspectives for a modern complexity management in supply chains. Therefore the book offers a fundamental understanding for workable complexity management concept their implementation to practitioners. The book offers fundamental insights into actual problems of an general complexity management concept and their implementation to practitioners in industry, logistics, management, service sector, research and apprenticeship. In addition to this it gives a valuable insight to the status of complexity management also for lecturers and students.

This proceedings book presents recent advances in mass customization research. It consists of the papers accepted for presentation at the Joint Conference of International Mass Customization Meeting 2006 and the International Conference on Economic, Technical and Organisational Aspects of Product Configuration Systems (PETO'06) which is organized in cooperation between the Hamburg University of Technology, Germany, the Technical University of Denmark and the University Klagenfurt, Austria. The papers are selected according to a rigorous, two-stage procedure based on a double-blind review in order to guarantee a high quality of scientific research. Mass customization is a business strategy that aims to join the benefits of custom manufacturing and efficiency. The successful implementation of mass customization largely depends on the perfect understanding of customer needs and preferences. Therefore, the IMCM'06 seeks to advance the scientific discussion in the fields of customer interaction and integration. The goal-oriented use of customer knowledge makes it possible for companies to continuously align their capabilities with changing customer requirements. Furthermore, the cost pressures and the high relevance of the interaction phase in mass customization make it necessary for companies to automate the order acquisition process and also to offer customers with convenient ways so that they can find the optimal product alternative in a fast-paced manner. To achieve these objectives, product configuration systems are of paramount importance. The main topic of PETO'06 is how to build and implement product configuration systems effectively and efficiently. By reading this book, researchers, practitioners, and students will learn about state-of-the-art, new developments and future trends in mass customization.

This proceedings book presents recent advances in mass customization research. It consists of the papers accepted for presentation at the International Mass Customization Meeting 2005 (IMCM`05) which is organized in cooperation between the Hamburg University of Technology, Germany and the University of Klagenfurt, Austria. The papers are selected according to a rigorous, two-stage procedure based on a double-blind review in order to guarantee a high quality of scientific research. Well-known researchers from academia as well as experts from practice present their original and innovative work on mass customization. They provide a multitude of papers with qualitative and quantitative approaches, in which solutions, tools, concepts, and successful realizations of mass customization are discussed. The main focus of the IMCM`05 is „making Mass Customization work“ with a spotlight on operations, logistics, supply chain an Information Technology. By reading this book, researchers, practitioners, and students will learn about state-of-the-art, new developments and future trends in mass customization. Our hope is that the current volume not only drives forward the research but also the implementation of the cutting edge of mass customization.