Organisational Complexity of the Eurofighter Typhoon Collaborative Supply Chain

IF 1.6 3区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Defence and Peace Economics Pub Date : 2021-11-14 DOI:10.1080/10242694.2021.1987022

R. Matthews, Rashid Al-Saadi

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The European Union (EU) promotes arms collaboration as a stepping-stone towards the evolution of an integrated European defence technology and industrial base. It will necessarily comprise prime contractors and their attendant supply chains, with the latter particularly important because they represent a refined regional division of labour, promoting efficiencies through skill-based specialisation. Paradoxically, however, Europe’s largest military aerospace collaborative venture, the Eurofighter Typhoon, possesses a complex supply chain subject to political and institutional strictures, as well as potential inefficiencies. Partner nations prioritise national sovereignty objectives through duplicated assembly lines and work allocation arrangements based on juste retour (fair share) rather than market-driven competitiveness criteria. The purpose of this paper, then, is to explore Typhoon’s supply chain complexity, especially the impact of juste retour policy. The findings from this analysis will highlight important policy issues influencing the future supply chain model of Europe’s successor 6th-Generation fighter programme.

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欧洲台风战斗机协同供应链的组织复杂性

欧洲联盟(EU)促进武器合作，将其作为迈向一体化欧洲国防技术和工业基础发展的垫脚石。它必然包括主承包商及其相关的供应链，后者尤其重要，因为它们代表了一种精细的区域劳动分工，通过基于技能的专业化提高效率。然而，矛盾的是，欧洲最大的军事航空航天合作企业欧洲台风战斗机(Eurofighter Typhoon)拥有一个复杂的供应链，受到政治和制度的限制，以及潜在的低效率。伙伴国家通过重复的装配线和基于公平回流(公平份额)而不是市场驱动的竞争力标准的工作分配安排，优先考虑国家主权目标。因此，本文的目的是探讨台风的供应链复杂性，特别是公平退货政策的影响。这一分析的结果将突出影响欧洲下一代第六代战斗机项目未来供应链模型的重要政策问题。

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Defence and Peace Economics ECONOMICS-

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4.00

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18.80%

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期刊介绍： Defence and Peace Economics embraces all aspects of the economics of defence, disarmament, conversion and peace. Examples include the study of alliances and burden-sharing; military spending in developed and developing nations; arms races; terrorism; country surveys; the impact of disarmament on employment and unemployment; the prospects for conversion and the role of public policy in assisting the transition; the costs and benefits of arms control regimes; the arms trade; economic sanctions; the role of the United Nations.