Search for dissertations about: "benefits of supplier relationship management"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words benefits of supplier relationship management.

  1. 1. Strategic sourcing in the age of e-business : prerequisites in manufacturing industries

    Author : Seth Jonsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Purchasing; Sourcing; Relationship; Negotiation; Supplier base; E-business; Value; Loyalty; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : Strategic sourcing (i.e. relationship, sourcing and negotiation strategies) has, by the introduction of the Internet and e-business, get hold of a variety of possibilities supporting the classical sourcing guiding principle, such as electronic marketplaces, reversed e-auctions, online communication tools, software agents and the like. READ MORE

  2. 2. Supplier Value in B2B E-Business - A Case Study in the Corrugated Packaging Industry

    Author : Paul Jönsson; Institutet för Ekonomisk forskning; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; supply chain management; case study; collaboration; buyer-seller relationships; information technology; strategic management; industrial marketing; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper;

    Abstract : In the business-to-business (B2B) setting much attention has been given to how e-business tools can be used to assist firms in purchasing. Considering the increasing pressure on suppliers to use B2B e-business, this thesis turns its attention to the supplier situation by taking a closer look at how collaborative uses of B2B e-business are of value to suppliers. READ MORE

  3. 3. Management Accounting and Business Relationships from a Supplier Perspective

    Author : Lars Frimanson; Jonas Gerdin; Uppsala universitet; []
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    Abstract : Management accounting practices are implicated in inter-organizational configurations because they are part of firms’ ability to compete through cooperative efforts. Prior research emphasizes that customers use management accounting to improve efficiency by controlling and exploiting cost benefits through learning in single customer-supplier relationships. READ MORE

  4. 4. Organizing Interactive Product Development

    Author : Fredrik Von Corswant; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; interaction; relationship; network; resources; automotive; dependence; interorganizational; organizing; product development;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with the organizing of interactive product development. Developing products in interaction between firms may provide benefits in terms of specialization, increased innovation, and possibilities to perform development activities in parallel. READ MORE

  5. 5. Design and integration aspects of Vendor Managed Inventory systems

    Author : Mikael Ståhl Elvander; Teknisk logistik; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Abstract : This study looks into a concept of Supply Chain Management that has received a lot of interest in both industry and academia, Vendor Managed Inventory, a concept that changes the traditional order-to-delivery process from having a customer placing orders to a supplier, to instead having the supplier be responsible for placing orders and keeping customer inventory levels within agreed limits. Most previous VMI research has been focusing on retail and grocery supply chains, and has been devoted to comparing the traditional order-todelivery process with the VMI process. READ MORE