Academic and corporate interest in supplier development and buyer-supplier relationship
has increased substantially in recent years. This paper provides a framework for analysing …

Based on a detailed review of 40 survey-based publications, this paper outlines the status of
research into supplier development and identifies gaps requiring further investigation. We …

As companies are concentrating on core competencies, they increasingly require their
suppliers to provide full solutions rather than individual offerings. Many of these solutions, a …

This study evaluates how relationships, information characteristics, and supply chain
information integration influence supply chain coordination and organizational performance …

Firms are increasingly involving suppliers in new product development (NPD) and one
reason for this is to access technological knowledge. Previous research argues that …

Put essentially, supplier relationship management (SRM) is tied in with incorporating the
correct innovation, procedures, assets, and instruments expected to adjust the …

It is generally agreed that the relationship quality (RELQUAL) in business exchange
situations is important. However, there does not appear to be a consensus on the …

Doing business in an increasingly turbulent marketplace requires integrating strategically
sound choices (to increase the ability to survive, adapt and prosper despite dynamic …

Supply chain coordination bridges gap between the point of origin and point of consumption
in the supply chain network of companies that is from suppliers to end users to manage their …

Based on transaction costs analysis (TCA) and relational contract theory (RCT), this study
examines the association between asset specificity, environmental uncertainty, relationship …