The Routledge Companion to Global Value Chains

This comprehensive handbook provides a timely analysis of leading edge global megatrends and practices in one volume.

Part 1 History of Global Value Chains 1. Past, Present and Future Perspectives of Supply Chains Part 2 Global Value Chains: Theory and Practice 2. The use of requisite collaboration to better align and drive value in contemporary value chains 3. Dynamic Capabilities for Global Value Chains: From Selection to Deployment 4. Interfirm customer-supplier collaboration for a sustainable transition 5. Climate-Resilient Supply Chains: A Mixed-methods Approach. Case study: Zespri global supply chain integration Part 3 Role of Emerging Technologies and Data Analytics in Global Value Chains 6. Integration of ICT Systems and Processes: Supply Chain, Process Management and Patient Safety with Data Analytics to Enhance Healthcare Delivery 7. Blockchain and Allied Technologies for Food Supply Chain Risk Mitigation in Global Value Chains 8. Technological Trends and Future Management Practices in Global Value Chains 9. Blockchain adoption challenges in Supply Chain. Case study: Internet Of Things (IoT)-Enabled Agri-Food Supply Chain Management: A New Zealand Case Part 4 Megatrends in Global Value Chains 10. Global value chains are not always global - the 'global factory' and 'exo-net' value architectures 11. Linking the interconnectedness and innovativeness of global value chains 12. Maximizing the Developmental Benefits of GVC Integration while Addressing Emerging Challenges 13. Regionalism and SMEs: A firm-level perspective on GVCs and FTAs 14. Global Value Chains and Least Developed Countries: Influencing Value Chain Governance and Upgrading Processes 15. Mapping of GVCs, services and intangible assets 16. Global Value Chain at a crossroads: a trade and investment perspective 17. Innovation, industrial strategy and Global Value Chains. Case Study: Meso-level GVC analysis of Korean shipbuilding. Case study: GVC vulnerability to disruption Part 5 Implications 18. Supply Chain Management at an Inflection Point: A final perspective