... timely market information, lower coordination costs, and trust-based ties between the partners (Datta, 2001 ; Overa, 2006). An executive summary for managers and executive readers can be found at the end of this article. International Business-to-business Europe Regression Survey...

... Automotive industry Europe Regulation An executive summary for managers and executive readers can be found at the end of this article. So far, effects of the liberalization of the car industry in Europe have mainly been investigated from a macro‐economic perspective. Some researchers have...

... framework of relationship and network functions the paper presents the findings from a database of connected relationships. The perceived importance of relationship functions are compared for buyers and sellers from Europe and China. Findings It was found that direct functions are more important than...

... the knowledge about the supply chain management process and to enable the industrial partners to learn from best practice. Identifies other enterprises in Europe and their processes. A set of flow charts portrays what is considered to be a best practice process spanning the areas of procurement and supply chain...

...Herbert Kotzab In 1992, efficient consumer response (ECR) was presented as a powerful tool for optimizing the supply chain performance within the US grocery industry. Explores the different European approaches that have been developed since then to transfer the basic ideas of ECR to Europe...

... development Europe Financial services Insurance International marketing Transnationals There are now many companies in various business sectors which can be classed as global operators. Coca‐Cola, McDonald′s, Avis, IBM, Sony and Ford are ideal examples of worldwide brands. There are also...