Critical Supply Chain Factors for Scaling a Startup - A Case Study in the Industry of Semiconductors
(2020) MIOM05 20201Production Management
- Abstract
- Title: Critical Supply Chain Factors for Scaling a Startup -- A Case Study in the Industry of Semiconductors
Author: Pontus Landgren
Supervisors: Bertil Nilsson, Lund University, Faculty of Engineering & Lennart Moberg, Acconeer AB
Background: A well implemented supply chain strategy aligned with the company's overall strategy is a prerequisite in order to successfully scale a startup. About 90% of all startups fail to become successful, mainly because of premature scaling. Limited research, focusing on volatile high-tech startups and their supply chain, has previously been conducted. To bridge the gap this project will develop a framework of how to implement an aligned supply chain strategy to prepare for future growth.
... (More) - Title: Critical Supply Chain Factors for Scaling a Startup -- A Case Study in the Industry of Semiconductors
Author: Pontus Landgren
Supervisors: Bertil Nilsson, Lund University, Faculty of Engineering & Lennart Moberg, Acconeer AB
Background: A well implemented supply chain strategy aligned with the company's overall strategy is a prerequisite in order to successfully scale a startup. About 90% of all startups fail to become successful, mainly because of premature scaling. Limited research, focusing on volatile high-tech startups and their supply chain, has previously been conducted. To bridge the gap this project will develop a framework of how to implement an aligned supply chain strategy to prepare for future growth.
Purpose: The purpose of this research project is to identify critical success factors and describe how to establish a supply chain strategy, in order to prepare the supply chain for future growth for a startup in the semiconductor industry. The following research questions were formulated to fulfill this purpose:
RQ1: How could a supply chain strategy be applied for a startup within the semiconductor industry?
RQ2: Which factors in the supply chain are critical to succeed with in order to enable growth?
RQ3: Which key performance indicators (KPIs) are relevant to track in order to measure the performance of a startup's supply chain during growth?
Methodology: The project had an inductive and qualitative approach with an exploratory purpose. The research strategy consisted of a literature review and case studies of three Swedish companies in the industry of Semiconductors.
Conclusion: A framework for determine how a supply chain strategy can be applied for a startup is presented. It is an iterative process where theoretical models along with success factors are used to form a supply chain strategy with associated critical success factors and key performance indicators.
Presented below is the result with the 8 identified critical success factors. Based on their nature they, can be divided into three different categories, product characteristics, industry characteristics or internal organization.
Product characteristics: - User case & market fit - Minimize SKUs
Industry characteristics: - Relationship to suppliers - Ensure capability to scale - Postpone or avoid customization
Internal organization: - S&OP Process - Top management engagement - Ownership support
The essential key performance indicators to track in order to measure the performance of the supply chain are flexibility, cost, delivery precision and quality.
Keywords: Startup, Scale, Scaleup, Supply Chain Strategy, Critical Success Factors, Scaling Startup, Semiconductor Industry, Supply Chain Management (Less)
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- Landgren, Pontus LU
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- MIOM05 20201
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- 2020
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- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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- 20/5650
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- English
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- 9022037
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Author: Pontus Landgren
Supervisors: Bertil Nilsson, Lund University, Faculty of Engineering & Lennart Moberg, Acconeer AB
Background: A well implemented supply chain strategy aligned with the company's overall strategy is a prerequisite in order to successfully scale a startup. About 90% of all startups fail to become successful, mainly because of premature scaling. Limited research, focusing on volatile high-tech startups and their supply chain, has previously been conducted. To bridge the gap this project will develop a framework of how to implement an aligned supply chain strategy to prepare for future growth.
Purpose: The purpose of this research project is to identify critical success factors and describe how to establish a supply chain strategy, in order to prepare the supply chain for future growth for a startup in the semiconductor industry. The following research questions were formulated to fulfill this purpose:
RQ1: How could a supply chain strategy be applied for a startup within the semiconductor industry?
RQ2: Which factors in the supply chain are critical to succeed with in order to enable growth?
RQ3: Which key performance indicators (KPIs) are relevant to track in order to measure the performance of a startup's supply chain during growth?
Methodology: The project had an inductive and qualitative approach with an exploratory purpose. The research strategy consisted of a literature review and case studies of three Swedish companies in the industry of Semiconductors.
Conclusion: A framework for determine how a supply chain strategy can be applied for a startup is presented. It is an iterative process where theoretical models along with success factors are used to form a supply chain strategy with associated critical success factors and key performance indicators.
Presented below is the result with the 8 identified critical success factors. Based on their nature they, can be divided into three different categories, product characteristics, industry characteristics or internal organization.
Product characteristics: - User case & market fit - Minimize SKUs
Industry characteristics: - Relationship to suppliers - Ensure capability to scale - Postpone or avoid customization
Internal organization: - S&OP Process - Top management engagement - Ownership support
The essential key performance indicators to track in order to measure the performance of the supply chain are flexibility, cost, delivery precision and quality.
Keywords: Startup, Scale, Scaleup, Supply Chain Strategy, Critical Success Factors, Scaling Startup, Semiconductor Industry, Supply Chain Management}},
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