Benchmarking supplier development: An empirical case study of validating a framework to improve buyer-supplier relationship

Khuram Shahzad, Ilkka Sillanpaa, Elina Sillanpää, Shpend Imeri

    Tutkimustuotos: ArtikkeliTieteellinenvertaisarvioitu

    6 Sitaatiot (Scopus)

    Abstrakti

    In today's dynamic business environment, firms are required to utilize efficiently and effectively all the useful resources to gain competitive advantage. Supplier development has evolved as an important strategic instrument to improve buyer supplier relationships. For that reason, this study focuses on providing the strategic significance of supplier development approaches to improve business relationships. By using qualitative research method, an integrated framework of supplier development and buyer-supplier relationship development has been tested and validated in a Finnish case company to provide empirical evidence. It particularly investigates how supplier development approaches can develop buyer-supplier relationships. The study present a set of propositions that identify significant supplier development approaches critical for the development of buyer-supplier relationships and develop a theoretical framework that specifies how these different supplier development approaches support in order to strengthen the relationships. The results are produced from an in-depth case study by implementing the proposed research framework. The findings reveal that supplier development strategies i.e., supplier incentives and direct involvements strongly effect in developing buyer-supplier relationships. Further research may focus on considering indepth investigation of trust and communication factors along with propositions developed in the study to find out general applicability in dynamic business environment. Proposed integrated framework along with propositions is a unique combination of useful solutions for tactical and strategic management's decision making and also valid for academic researchers to develop supplier development theories.

    AlkuperäiskieliEnglanti
    Sivut56-70
    Sivumäärä15
    JulkaisuManagement and Production Engineering Review
    Vuosikerta7
    Numero1
    DOI - pysyväislinkit
    TilaJulkaistu - 1 maalisk. 2016
    OKM-julkaisutyyppiA1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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    • Jufo-taso 1

    !!ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
    • Management Science and Operations Research
    • Business and International Management
    • Management of Technology and Innovation
    • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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