A dyadic study of control in buyer-suplier relationships

Anna Aminoff, Kari Tanskanen

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Abstract

Control of supply chains has been discussed in supply chain literature from various viewpoints. While previous studies have generally examined only buyer's perspectives of control, we expand on such previous research by comparing both the buyer's and supplier's views. In this paper our objective is to analyze why the control is distributed in a certain way in the buyer-supplier relationship, and how does the distribution of control affect the buyer-supplier relationship. We categorize the explanations for the distribution of control. We argue that control in the buyer-supplier relationship might look different from buyer's and suppliers' perspectives. We used a multiple case study methodology with six dyadic buyer-supplier relationships and conducted 43 interviews.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Production Management Systems. Competitive Manufacturing for Innovative Products and Services
Subtitle of host publicationAPMS 2012
PublisherSpringer
Pages560-567
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-642-40361-3
ISBN (Print)978-3-642-40360-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
MoE publication typeNot Eligible
EventIFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2012 - Rhodes, Greece
Duration: 24 Sept 201226 Sept 2012

Publication series

SeriesIFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
VolumeVolume 398
ISSN1868-4238

Conference

ConferenceIFIP WG 5.7 International Conference, APMS 2012
Abbreviated titleAPMS 2012
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityRhodes
Period24/09/1226/09/12

Keywords

  • control
  • supply chain managmeent
  • dyadic buyer-supplier relationship

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