Figure 1
The framework is headed The implementation of interorganisational postponement. A Context band spans the framework and lists Country-related, Market-related, Product-related, and Process-related drivers. Below are three stages. Past U o A is labelled Before Postponement, until December 2022, and lists Focal firm, Supplier A, and Supplier B. Current U o A is labelled Ongoing Postponement, until December 2024, and lists Focal firm, Supplier B, and Supplier C. Future U o A is labelled Future Improved Postponement, near future, and lists Focal firm and Supplier C. A large section titled The process of change extends across the Past U o A and Current U o A areas towards the Future U o A area. Within it, Postponement implementation is enclosed by a dashed boundary and is described and conceptualised through four dimensions: what, when, where, and who. A dashed horizontal connection links Postponement implementation to Related activities, also enclosed by a dashed boundary. Related activities are described across S C operations: manufacturing, warehousing, and transport. A dashed horizontal connection extends from Related activities to Outcomes of the change in the Future U o A area. Outcomes of the change contains Environmental and economic performance. Three bidirectional vertical connections beneath the Past, Current, and Future U o A areas link the upper framework with a lower section titled Relational mechanisms driving change: The Relational View. This lower section contains four oval elements from left to right: Complementary resources and capabilities, Relation-specific assets, Knowledge-sharing routines, and Effective governance. Short vertical lines extend down from each of the four oval elements to a dashed horizontal line running beneath them, linking the four relational mechanisms.A process-based research design incorporating the relational view theory
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