Thechnological competencies and product's evolutionary dynamics a case study from the aero-engine industry

摘要

This paper argues that the management of product-systems calls for a new logic for vertical integration, outsourcing, and R & D strategies. The particular characteristics of product-systems, in fact, requires a thorough understanding of the core, Linkage, and peripheral underlying technologies, suggesting, therefore, that simple notions of core competencies that Recommend the outsourcing of production, and even worse the development, of component and/or subsystem technologies Should be rejected, as they may damage the firm's ability to master the product's evolutionary dynamics.