Search for dissertations about: "supplier involvement"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words supplier involvement.

  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 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

  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. Managing across organisations : intra- and interorganisational aspects of supplier involvement in product development projects

    Author : Nicolette Lakemond; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Product development; Supplier involvement; Produktutveckling; Underleverantörer; Driftorganisation; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : Supplier involvement in product development is widely regarded as an essential strategy, benefiting product development tinle, costs, and product quality. However, this strategy also increases the dependencies between the buyer and the involved supplier and has therefore implications for coordinating supplier involvement. READ MORE

  7. 5. 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