Governance of supplier collaboration in technologically uncertain NPD projects

Melander, Lisa; Lakemond, Nicolette

doi:10.1016/j.indmarman.2015.04.006

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“…This is in line with previous studies, which point out that building trust requires time and effort (Newell and Swan, ; Rosell et al ., ). Contractual arrangements can be used as a complement to trust (Blomqvist et al ., ; Melander and Lakemond, ), but it is difficult to formulate agreements to cover all potential situations in GPI projects. Hence, relational capabilities become even more important for collaborative efforts in GPI.…”

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Customer and Supplier Collaboration in Green Product Innovation: External and Internal Capabilities

2018

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Firms collaborate in green product innovation to develop products with less environmental impact. These products typically use less energy, have lower emissions and incorporate more environmentally friendly materials. In an industrial setting, firms often collaborate along the supply chain with customers and suppliers. This paper focuses on external and internal capabilities that firms need when collaborating in green product innovation. The paper builds on data from five large industrial firms in ten case studies, in which these firms collaborate with customers and suppliers to innovate green products to an industrial market. External and internal capabilities are investigated. The study points to the importance of finding a suitable partner. Partners need to have environmental expertise and contribute knowledge or technology that is new to the firm. Firms need to combine relational capabilities, such as trust, with contractual agreements in collaborative innovations. The findings point to the importance of knowledge management with the partner as well as internally in the firm. The study shows that no partner collaboration operates in isolation but is situated in a network context. Copyright © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment

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“…Hence, relational capital and trust were important in these collaborations. In fact, trust was used as a complement to contracts in many of the GPI projects, similarly to previous findings (Blomqvist et al ., ; Melander and Lakemond, ).…”

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Customer and Supplier Collaboration in Green Product Innovation: External and Internal Capabilities

2018

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“…Conversely, various studies suggested that buyer-enabled knowledge enrichment activities led to generating supplier benefits [7]. The supply chain management scholars focused on sustainability practices that help suppliers to achieve sustainability objectives, e.g., [11,12]. Empirically, Klassen and Vereecke [13] found that buyer involvement can lead to improving sustainability performance.…”

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Buyer-Driven Knowledge Transfer Activities to Enhance Organizational Sustainability of Suppliers

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Despite the significant contribution of buyer-driven knowledge transfer activities (BDKTAs) to innovation and operational performance, studies that analyze social sustainability in manufacturing (suppliers) firms are still scarce. This paper examines the mediation relationship of knowledge acquisition and investment in environmental management between BDKTAs and social performance improvements (SPIs). The paper contributes to the understanding of buyer knowledge transfer activities, with a focus on the knowledge acquisition capabilities and investments in environmental management, and the effect on SPIs. The hypotheses were examined with partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with data collected from 239 firms. Buyer knowledge transfer activities are likely to increase the willingness of suppliers to make specific environmental investments into operations in waste reduction procedures, the recycling of materials, and pollution prevention training of employees. We proposed that buyer knowledge transfer activities are necessary to survive and grow and thus there is a need to acquire knowledge resources to achieve organizational sustainability. Buyer knowledge transfer activities are necessary to make investment decisions in environmental management programs. Firms that focus on buyer knowledge transfer activities and internal investments into environmental management can attain sustainability objectives.

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“…This makes it possible to break ties with suppliers after a PD project and to limit the sharing of sensitive information. When there is a high level of uncertainty, the manufacturer should also be protected from opportunistic behaviour from suppliers, and at the same time, create opportunities for dynamic changes that are necessary due to uncertainty (Melander and Lakemond 2015). Furthermore, when suppliers work on products associated with a low level of innovativeness, supplier relationships can be managed according to R&D technical requirements and supplier cost propositions (Picaud-Bello et al 2019).…”

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Supply chain design during product development: a systematic literature review

Reitsma

Hilletofth

Johansson

2021

Production Planning & Control

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This paper explores how supply chains can be designed during product development (PD) through systematically reviewing 143 peer-reviewed journal articles written in English. The findings indicate that practitioners can perform 14 supply chain design (SCD) activities during PD. These activities are grouped into levels and areas, and a model is developed that interrelates SCD with nine product characteristics. Therewith, scholars are given a deep insight into the literature on SCD during PD. The paper also provides a framework for developing company-and project-specific checklists that can be used for multiple purposes, including planning, performing, or evaluating SCD activities before, during, or after PD projects. The implementation of the framework, according to the characteristics of a manufacturer and its PD projects, constitutes an opportunity for the creation of resilient supply chains.

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Governance of supplier collaboration in technologically uncertain NPD projects

Cited by 50 publications

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Customer and Supplier Collaboration in Green Product Innovation: External and Internal Capabilities

Customer and Supplier Collaboration in Green Product Innovation: External and Internal Capabilities

Buyer-Driven Knowledge Transfer Activities to Enhance Organizational Sustainability of Suppliers

Supply chain design during product development: a systematic literature review

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