Supplier Partnerships in Manufacturing Versus Non‐Manufacturing Firms
The International Journal of Logistics Management
ISSN: 0957-4093
Article publication date: 1 January 1994
Abstract
While the concept of partnerships has received much attention in the literature, the focus has primarily been on the manufacturing firm. This paper explores the similarities and differences in partnerships from the perspectives of manufacturing and non‐manufacturing firms. Findings indicate that non‐manufacturing firms have had longer relationships with their partners than manufacturing firms. In addition, non‐manufacturing firms considered a reduction of procurement and administrative costs, in addition to price and reliability, as important reasons to enter partnerships, while manufacturing firms emphasized the price, quality, and delivery of products.
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Citation
Ellram, L.M. and Krause, D.R. (1994), "Supplier Partnerships in Manufacturing Versus Non‐Manufacturing Firms", The International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 43-54. https://doi.org/10.1108/09574099410805063
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1994, MCB UP Limited