Exploring supplier–supplier innovations within the Toyota supply network: A supply network perspective

Antony Potter, Miriam Wilhelm · 2020 · Journal of Operations Management

Summary. This study examines how supplier firms within Toyota's supply network develop joint innovations through co-patenting. The research finds that a supplier's ability to innovate with other network members depends on the number and direction of its connections. Firms with more direct ties generate more co-innovations, but being embedded in tight clusters or having high closeness centrality actually reduces innovation output. Operating multiple manufacturing plants in Japan strengthens the innovation effect.

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  title   = {Exploring supplier–supplier innovations within the Toyota supply network: A supply network perspective},
  author  = {Antony Potter and Miriam Wilhelm},
  journal = {Journal of Operations Management},
  year    = {2020},
  doi     = {10.1002/joom.1124},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1002/joom.1124}
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DOI

10.1002/joom.1124

Countries

Japan

Regions

Asia

Categories

innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation

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2026-04-28