The evolution of digital platforms has transformed the way businesses operate. Digital
platforms have become popular and common in Business-to-Business (B2B) markets …

This chapter describes the Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) framework. It
begins by presenting a description of the TOE framework and its constructs. Next, a brief …

Four questions determine whether a company is using interorganizational cost
management. Does your firm set specific cost-reduction objectives for its suppliers? Does …

This study of automotive transaction relationships in the USA and Japan offers data which
indicate that transaction costs do not necessarily increase with an increase in relation …

The ability to bring new and innovative products to market rapidly is the prime critical
competence for any successful consumer-driven company. All industries, especially …

'... it is clear that this is an important work, which, with considerable erudition, breaks new
ground on a hitherto little understood aspect of economic behaviour. The fact that the book is …

A supply base is defined as the portion of a supply network that is actively managed by a
buying company. The buying company, referred to as the focal company, manages the …

In order to reduce cycle times between supply chain entities, managers must work to create
new relational forms that rely on trust to a greater extent. We present a model suggesting …

The emerging area of supply chain alliances has received considerable attention in the
academic and managerial press, yet there are many unanswered questions regarding the …

Faster, better, cheaper—these marching orders summarize the challenge facing new
product development (NPD). In other words, NPD teams must find the means for speeding …