TY - CHAP
T1 - Collaborative Networks Management from a Theory of Constraints Perspective
AU - Tenera, Alexandra
AU - Rosas, João
N1 - This work has been partially supported by UNIDEMI - Research and Development Unit for Mechanical and Industrial Engineering by the Portuguese FCT-PEST program UID/EMS/00667/2019 and by the Center of Technology and Systems (CTS) – Uninova, Portuguese FCT-PEST program UID/EEA/00066/2019.
PY - 2019/8/15
Y1 - 2019/8/15
N2 - Collaborative networks are organizational structures that, instead of expressing market behavior, their formation and operation are based on principles of collaboration, where trust, reliability, and commitment between partners prevail. These principles allow collaborative networks to share risks and become more competitive. Collaboration-based strategies are increasingly important in the face of a growing demand for new and more sophisticated services and products, posing significant challenges for companies that must struggle to fulfill. In this sense, companies need to adapt their business strategies, so they can react and keep up with the pace of change. In this work, we propose a new perspective from the Theory of Constraints in Collaborative Networks Management. The adaptation of the TOC’s Five Focusing Steps and TOC Thinking Process, combined with the Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) approach, are proposed to improve Collaborative Networks Management. CCPM is brought into a collaboration context to deal with project network uncertainty. A preliminary motivation example is shown in this position paper, aiming at illustrating this prospective approach in Collaborative Networks Management.
AB - Collaborative networks are organizational structures that, instead of expressing market behavior, their formation and operation are based on principles of collaboration, where trust, reliability, and commitment between partners prevail. These principles allow collaborative networks to share risks and become more competitive. Collaboration-based strategies are increasingly important in the face of a growing demand for new and more sophisticated services and products, posing significant challenges for companies that must struggle to fulfill. In this sense, companies need to adapt their business strategies, so they can react and keep up with the pace of change. In this work, we propose a new perspective from the Theory of Constraints in Collaborative Networks Management. The adaptation of the TOC’s Five Focusing Steps and TOC Thinking Process, combined with the Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM) approach, are proposed to improve Collaborative Networks Management. CCPM is brought into a collaboration context to deal with project network uncertainty. A preliminary motivation example is shown in this position paper, aiming at illustrating this prospective approach in Collaborative Networks Management.
KW - Collaborative networks
KW - Theory of Constraints
KW - Critical Chain Project Management
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-28464-0_24
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-28464-0_24
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-3-030-28463-3
T3 - IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
SP - 271
EP - 282
BT - Collaborative Networks and Digital Transformation. PRO-VE 2019
A2 - Camarinha-Matos, L.
A2 - Afsarmanesh, H.
A2 - Antonelli, D.
PB - Springer
CY - Cham
ER -