Figure 3
The conceptual models compare Town A and Town B. In Town A, a Buyer connects bidirectionally with Selected supplier 1 through a solid line and with Selected supplier 2 through a dash-dot line. In Town B, the Buyer connects bidirectionally with Selected supplier 1 through both a solid line and a dash-dot line. The Buyer also connects bidirectionally with Selected supplier 2 through a dash-dot line. The legend identifies the solid line as Drawing boundaries and the dash-dot line as Reducing the impact of boundaries.Buyer’s and selected suppliers’ boundary enactment in the early post-tender phase
Source: Authors’ own work