Network formation and development and the SCM theory have gained ground in recent years. Over time, Operations Management has evolved to embrace a more holistic perspective, and today encompasses issues such as supply networks, governance, relationships of trust, and others. Along the same lines, researchers have contributed much, primarily insofar as aspects of competitiveness are concerned, producing a wide variety of assessment models and typologies. However, the general purpose has been to explain the dynamics of a business and how a company's competitive guidelines must change to ensure success. This paper proposes an alternative methodological approach based on three main dimensions of concurrent networks, i.e., the physical, value and business network, to underpin the overall assessment of networks and supply chain competitiveness. The paper also discusses some preliminary findings and information taken from an ongoing survey of pulp and paper industry networks, which involves the use of the proposed model.
networks; supply chain; concurrent networks; assessment model
