Does the architecture of your supply chain affect your upscaling performance and how?

This paper explores how decisions related to the supply chain architecture influence the performance of ongoing innovative and technological upscaling projects in automotive manufacturing that is currently under transformation. We use multiple case study method and we draw data from 7 upscaling projects where supply chains need to take existing technologies from design to production in a compressed timescale. The findings indicate the implications on cost, time, quality and risks involved in different supply chain settings and we add new empirical knowledge about upscaling from a supply chain perspective.