Search for dissertations about: "supplier collaboration"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 swedish dissertations containing the words supplier collaboration.

2. 1. Supplier Involvement in Product Development: A Supplier Perspective

   Author : Filip Flankegård; Glenn Johansson; Anna Granlund; Peter E. Johansson; Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck; Mälardalens universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; supplier involvement; supplier integration; supplier collaboration; NPD; manufacturing company; Innovation and Design; innovation och design;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the supplier perspective of supplier involvement in product development. Supplier involvement in product development is crucial for many companies to increase resource flexibility, access competence, reduce costs and time to market, among others. READ MORE

4. 2. Supplier development within and beyond the dyad : Focusing on supplier experiences

   Author : Veronica S. Ülgen; Maria Björklund; Helena Forslund; Ala Pazirandeh Arvidsson; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Supplier development; supplier perspective; interaction; complexities; incentives; agency theory; Logistics; Logistik;

   Abstract : Supplier development is an important buyer tool for enhancing supplier performanceand capability. However, it does not come with a guarantee for success. The reportedless-than-expected outcomes of supplier-development are sometimes explained by aone-way view of supplier development based in the buyer’s perspective. READ MORE

5. 3. Initiating and developing a supplier base in a new context

   Author : Nojan Najafi; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; economies; emerging country sourcing; supply network; interdependencies; involvement; China sourcing.; global sourcing; collaboration; supplier base development; Supplier base;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore the initiation and development of a supplier base in a new context from the perspective of a firm. An abductive approach was used to make a case study of the development of a supplier base in China by a Swedish firm, FlexLink. READ MORE

6. 4. Buyer-supplier relationships in production development : studies in the aluminiummanufacturing industry

   Author : Pia Eneström; KTH; []
   Keywords : Buyer-supplier; Relationship; Product development; Collaboration; SME;

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7. 5. Supplier Involvement in New Product Development under Technological Uncertainty

   Author : Lisa Melander; Fredrik Tell; Thomas Johnsen; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; New product development; supplier involvement; collaborative R D; technological uncertainty; supplier selection; buyer-supplier collaboration; coordination; R D; purchasing; project;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses the challenges that firms are faced with when collaborating with suppliers in new product development (NPD) projects under technological uncertainty. A critical observation that is made in this context is that technologies are evolving faster, making products more complex. At the same time, firms become more specialized. READ MORE