Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Whipple, Judith M.
• Russell, Dawn

Titel

Building supply chain collaboration: a typology of collaborative approaches

Ist Teil von

• The international journal of logistics management, 2007-08, Vol.18 (2), p.174-196

Ort / Verlag

Ponte Vedra Beach: Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Erscheinungsjahr

2007

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Purpose - This research aims to examine the characteristics, requirements, benefits, and barriers to various collaborative relationships and proposes a typology of collaborative approaches.Design methodology approach - The research discusses insights and observations from exploratory interviews with 21 managers from ten different manufacturers and retailers.Findings - A typology of three types of collaborative approaches (collaborative transaction management; collaborative event management; and collaborative process management) is proposed. The three collaborative approaches are compared and contrasted. Benefits and limitations associated with each type of collaboration are discussed.Practical implications - Managers can use the typology to assess current collaborations and seek ways to improve current collaborative efforts. Managers can also use the typology to develop collaborative strategies across a broad spectrum of relationships in order to determine which type of collaboration best fits each individual business relationship.Originality value - This research extends previous relationship typologies by focusing specifically on collaborative relationships. The research examines various types of collaborative relationships in order to categorize collaborative approaches in a manner useful to academicians and practitioners.