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This 9 page paper examines Gereffi’s production chain and compares and contrasts to the concept of a sector matrix as proposed by Froud, looking at the similarities and different and the way they may each be applied. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
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a vertical or a horizontal chain. However it may be argued that in reality the chains may be an easy way of visualising the concepts of business, but they are
not accurate reflections of the interactions between the different players within the chains. By looking at Gereffis production chain this can
be compared and contrasted to the concept of a sector matrix as proposed by Froud (et al, 1998). To undertake this comparison we need to start by looking at Gereffis
production chain to understand what it is and how it is seen as operating so that the strengths and the flaws of the concept can be identified and compared with
the sector matrix concept. Gereffi argues that with the increased level of globalisation that has been developed by both commercial and industrial forms, there has been two different patterns
of trade developing, these are trade chains that are either producer driven or buyer driven (Gereffi, 1994). These are both commodity chains, meaning that this is a chain that
encompasses will aspects of the provision, starting with the design and going through production and marketing (Gereffi and Korzeniewicz, 1994). These two types of chains are the producer driven
commodity chain and the buyer driven commodity chain. The first of these will usually be seen in with the translational manufactures being a key player acting as co-ordinators of the
production networks with the forward and backward linkages. The characteristics are that they are likely to be firms where there is a high level of technology or capital intensity.
Many industries fall into this category, the example used by Froud (1998) is the automotive industry, but we can also look to
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