SMEs and supplier alliances use: an empirical analysis
Bartolomé Marco Lajara
(Bartolomé Marco Lajara is a Senior Lecturer in the Business Management Department, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.)
Francisco García Lillo
(Francisco García Lillo is a Senior Lecturer in the Business Management Department, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.)
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Abstract
The present paper analyses how small Spanish manufacturing firms develop supplier partnerships with the aim of improving their competitiveness. More precisely, the study tries to find out, on the one hand, the causes for the creation of alliances, whereas, on the other hand, the interest focuses on the examination of the benefits derived from such partnerships, as well as some of the features that define them.
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Citation
Marco Lajara, B. and García Lillo, F. (2004), "SMEs and supplier alliances use: an empirical analysis", Supply Chain Management, Vol. 9 No. 1, pp. 71-85. https://doi.org/10.1108/13598540410517593
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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