...). The discussion above suggests that: H2. PC positively affects the relationship between SCL and new product performance. Kuen‐Hung Tsai can be contacted at: atmas@mail.ntpu.edu.tw © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Taiwan New products Supplier relations Manufacturing...

... supplier. Supplier relations Trust Long‐term planning Customer loyalty Coping successfully with the highly competitive environment and obtaining mutual benefits for both parts motivate companies to engage in continuous relationships with their customers and/or suppliers (Ulaga, 2003...

..., of the proposed matrix in Section 4. The last three constructs will be used later on in the same section. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Supplier relations Cost accounting Corporate ownership Purchasing costs often constitute a large part of the company's total costs (Cousins...

... Electronic commerce Trust Budgetary control Supplier relations Auctions in various forms have been used for more than 2,000 years to facilitate the transfer of goods and to establish market values. During this time there have been many technological breakthroughs such as the internet that have...

... collaboration. In addition, like almost every IS, the SRM system must continuously develop through a feedback process, and therefore this study suggests a framework for continuous improvement (CI). Supplier relations Purchasing Buyer‐seller relationships © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010...

...., 1989). Procurement United Arab Emirates Communication technologies Supplier relations The UAE is a Middle Eastern country situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southeast Asia on the Persian Gulf, comprising seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharajah, Ajman, Ras al...

... applications. Competitive strategy Value chain Strategic manufacturing Supplier relations Productivity rate Thailand The study stems from a necessity to strengthen productivity measurement among manufacturers belonging to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). The FTIs policy focuses...

... is outlined as follows: Kazim Sari can be contacted at: kazimsari@msn.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Supply chain management Supplier relations Simulation Shorter product life cycles, increased product variety, and better‐informed customers have raised the competitive...

...@cityu.edu.hk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Sourcing Leadership Supplier relations Continuous improvement Toys Hong Kong Sourcing is a complex process that contributes tremendously to the competitive advantage of an organisation (Novack and Simco, 1991). AS much as 70 per cent...

...., 2005 ; Sivadasan et al., 2006), creating a context in which no firm can operate intotal isolation from the rest of its network. Supply chain management Supplier relations Communication Electronic media © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Pierre‐Majorique Léger can...

... be reused, the solution is revised (manually or automatically). When the user finds a solution, and its validity has been determined, it is retained with the problem as a new case in the database (the case is learned), for future reuse. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Customer service Supplier relations...

... other US firms to adopt the kinds of close supplier relationships used by their Asian rivals. Helper (1991) then argues that the extreme complexity and long lead times of automobile manufacture, and the automakers’ use of an extremely adversarial supplier relations strategy in the past, have made...