Exploiting SCM as source of competitive advantage: the importance of cooperative goals revisited
Abstract
The majority of studies on supply chain management (SCM) emphasize the importance of cooperative relationships for improving the integration of business processes into a supply chain. It seems accepted that SCM will be a source of competitive advantage if, and only if, firms that participate in it formalize a strategic partnership between each other beforehand. This article questions whether this really is the case, given that the corporate cultures currently in place are largely founded on a tradition of adversarial relationships, the creation of large groups and the development of vertical concentrations. SCM could, in contrast, in such a case be the catalyst for powerful future strategic partnerships that could gently break arm’s‐length competition.
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Citation
Fulconis, F. and Paché, G. (2005), "Exploiting SCM as source of competitive advantage: the importance of cooperative goals revisited", Competitiveness Review, Vol. 15 No. 2, pp. 92-100. https://doi.org/10.1108/cr.2005.15.2.92
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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