The perspective of suppliers on lean supply in a developing country context
Abstract
This paper deals with the perspective of autoparts suppliers in the Brazilian automotive industry on advances and barriers to renewed buyer‐supplier relations under lean production practices, as uncovered by a comprehensive case study research. Suppliers perceived advances in the relationships as far as operational issues were concerned, but less so in terms of strategic issues. They also identified both organizational, firm‐specific barriers and environmental barriers originating in the peculiarities of the local economic and business environment. These results are discussed in view of the dyadic relationship with buyers, leading to the identification of elements that help to formulate an explanation for the recent path of buyer‐supplier relations in the Brazilian automotive industry.
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Citation
Arkader, R. (2001), "The perspective of suppliers on lean supply in a developing country context", Integrated Manufacturing Systems, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 87-93. https://doi.org/10.1108/09576060110384280
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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