产品模块化与供应链整合的关系是一个新兴的研究领域,已有关于这一关系的结论并不一致,产品模块化可能导致企业间的松耦合,也可能提升供应链整合程度。在区分产品模块化类型的基础上,结合汇川技术产品模块化的案例,深入分析了不同类型的产品模块化所强调的供应链整合内容也将有所不同。即功能性产品模块化所匹配的供应链整合更多地强调企业内外在供应链效率方面的支持。创新性产品模块化所要求的供应链整合,不仅强调企业内外在供应链效率方面的支持,同时还需要产品或服务的创新支持。
Literature about the relationships between product modularity and supply chain integration is still in its infancy, and there is no consensus among researchers. Some literature suggests that product modularity leads to, or at least enables a loosely coordinated supply chain and may diminish the need for extensive internal integration. Others argue that product modularity could lead to more supply chain integration. By using four units of analysis on Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co., Ltd., this study provides further explanations of the impact of PM on SCI. Results show that different types of PM aim to achieve different goals through SCI. When the modularity is adopted by functional products efficiency support through SCI is more emphasized, but When the modularity is adopted by innovative products both efficiency and innovation support through SCI are emphasized.