Contingency theory

15 Outubro 2025, 18:00 • Manuel Duarte Mendes Monteiro Laranja

Contingency theory of Industrial and Operations Strategy: “Fit” and “Focus”

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Challenges for Industrial and Operations Strategy

8 Outubro 2025, 18:00 • Manuel Duarte Mendes Monteiro Laranja

New Challenges for Industrial and Operations Strategy

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Globalization in reverse:

1 Outubro 2025, 18:00 • Manuel Duarte Mendes Monteiro Laranja

Globalization in reverse: the case for local regenerative and responsible value chains

Decisions on vertical integration vs outsourcing

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Global or local value chains

24 Setembro 2025, 18:00 • Manuel Duarte Mendes Monteiro Laranja

Global or local value chains

Are value chains necessarily global? What value chains could be local? Does manufacturing activities still matter?

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Importance of technology adoption and use in Operations

17 Setembro 2025, 18:00 • Manuel Duarte Mendes Monteiro Laranja

The increasing importance of technology in operations: Industry 4.0

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