Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to investigate a model of collaboration based on the
notion of firms having strong working relationships with their suppliers and customers. Whilst …

Firms are building collaborative relationships with their supply chain partners in order to
achieve efficiencies, flexibility, and sustainable competitive advantage. However, it is …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to investigate the antecedents of close supply chain
collaboration and to develop a multi‐variable conceptual model of factors that drive the need …

Purpose–This paper aims to increase the understanding of social and technical factors
contributing to successful supplier‐retailer collaboration. The objective is to identify the …

In keeping with the extant literature, hypotheses were developed incorporating dimensions
of supplier and customer collaboration and performance improvement. Factor analysis and …

Facing intensified global competition, firms strive for greater supply chain collaboration by
leveraging the resources and knowledge of key suppliers and valued customers to reduce …

Despite its infancy, some authors are already suggesting that the writing may be on the wall
for supply chain collaboration. It has been reported that supply chain collaboration has …

Purpose–To examine the conditions under which the proposed benefits of collaboration
between a firm and its suppliers will occur. Design/methodology/approach–This paper …

In this paper, We present a framework of buyer-supplier relationships used in an empirical
study to investigate how the development of more collaborative relationships between UK …

Even though collaboration has obtained increasing popularity in the supply chain (SC)
arena, its effectiveness has not been measured empirically at a national level. In this paper …