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Supplier-supplier relationships and their implications for buyer-supplier relationships
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2002Many researchers have investigated the dynamics of buyer-supplier relationships and have, in general, posited the importance of long-term, cooperative relationships. However, the relationship between suppliers (i.e., supplier-supplier relationship) and its potential impact on the buyer-supplier relationship have not yet been considered.
Thomas Y Choi, Zhaohui Wu
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Journal of Operations Management, 2009
AbstractA growing number of studies and evidence from industries suggest that, besides managing the relationship with its suppliers, a buyer needs to proactively manage the relationships between those suppliers. In a buyer–supplier–supplier relationship triad, the buyer, as the contracting entity, influences the suppliers’ behaviors and the ...
Zhaohui Wu +2 more
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AbstractA growing number of studies and evidence from industries suggest that, besides managing the relationship with its suppliers, a buyer needs to proactively manage the relationships between those suppliers. In a buyer–supplier–supplier relationship triad, the buyer, as the contracting entity, influences the suppliers’ behaviors and the ...
Zhaohui Wu +2 more
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Impact of supplier development on supplier’s performance
Industrial Management & Data Systems, 2018PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of supplier development (SD) on supplier’s performance by sharing implicit knowledge in mentorship under the influence of supplier’s organizational culture (OC).Design/methodology/approachA survey questionnaire was employed to collect data from 226 employees of participating suppliers after ...
Alfred Bo Shing Lee +2 more
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Supplier Innovativeness and Supplier Pricing: The Role of Preferred-Customer Status
International Journal of Innovation Management, 2011In this article, we study the antecedents of supplier innovativeness and supplier pricing. Based on an extensive literature review, we identify different types of antecedents: (1) 'technical' antecedents, which include the capabilities of suppliers to innovate (such as their level of R&D investment) and (2) 'behavioural' antecedents, which focus on
HOLGER SCHIELE +2 more
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Coping with an unreliable supplier: An option contract with a backup supplier
International Transactions in Operational Research, 2023AbstractThis study considers a channel with a retailer who satisfies demand by ordering from two suppliers: a low‐cost primary supplier whose production is subject to failure and an expensive reliable backup supplier. We develop a call option contract and evaluate the preference of each party through two negotiable scenarios: (i) the backup supplier ...
Jafar Heydari +2 more
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Supplier development or supplier switching?
International Journal of Production Research, 2012We study a firm's cost-based sourcing decision of whether to invest in an incumbent supplier or switch to an alternative supplier in order to realise lower purchasing costs. In isolation, it can be shown that the development of an incumbent supplier (i.e., a cooperative investment) becomes more attractive, the higher the uncertainty about the price the
Gunther Friedl, Stephan M. Wagner
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International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 2009
In today's global competitive environment, supplier evaluation and selection strategies are not only important for buyer performance and competitiveness, but also for supplier performance and capabilities. This study from the suppliers’ perception examines (i) the structure of supply relationships between Turkish automotive parts and components ...
TUNA, OKAN, Inemek, A.
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In today's global competitive environment, supplier evaluation and selection strategies are not only important for buyer performance and competitiveness, but also for supplier performance and capabilities. This study from the suppliers’ perception examines (i) the structure of supply relationships between Turkish automotive parts and components ...
TUNA, OKAN, Inemek, A.
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A Multi-Supplier Sourcing Problem with a Preference Ordering of Suppliers
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2010We study a sourcing problem faced by a firm that seeks to procure a product or a component from a pool of alternative suppliers. The firm has a preference ordering of the suppliers based on factors such as their past performance, quality, service, geographical location, and financial strength, which are commonly included in a supplier scorecard system.
Honhon, D.B.L.P., Gaur, V., Seshadri, S.
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Supplier evaluation processes: the shaping and reshaping of supplier performance
International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 2011Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illuminate how supplier evaluation practices are linked to supplier performance improvements. Specifically, the paper investigates how performance information travelling between the evaluating buyer and the evaluated suppliers is shaped and reshaped in the evaluation process.Design/methodology/approach – The ...
Hald, Kim Sundtoft, Ellegaard, Chris
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Benchmarking: An International Journal
Purpose The study aims to understand the influence of supplier development (SD) activities on supplier satisfaction through the lens of social capital theory (SCT) and to understand the mediating role of the buyer–supplier relationship (BSR) in improving supplier satisfaction (SS).
Manoj Hudnurkar +4 more
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Purpose The study aims to understand the influence of supplier development (SD) activities on supplier satisfaction through the lens of social capital theory (SCT) and to understand the mediating role of the buyer–supplier relationship (BSR) in improving supplier satisfaction (SS).
Manoj Hudnurkar +4 more
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