Analyzing the Influences of the Buyer-Supplier Relationship on the Manufacturing Flexibility

Authors

  • Rogerio Odivan Brito Serrão PUC-Rio
  • Paulo Roberto Tavares Dalcol PUC-Rio

Abstract

This study investigates the relationships among supply chain members and its impact on the operationalization of manufacturing flexibility. It is proposed a conceptual model and conducted a field work involving four manufacturing companies to study the influence of four aspects of buyer-supplier relationship (trust/commitment, information sharing, supplier development and joint product development) on three external dimensions of manufacturing flexibility (mix, new products and volume). From the field work the buyersupplier relationships are analyzed and their general characteristics and effects on the operationalization of manufacturing flexibility and manufacturing
performance are presented. The analysis of scope and achievability factors indicated little explored flexible options, the presence of potential flexibility or the underutilization of flexible resources in the companies. Finding ways for operationalizing flexibility must be prioritized in order to obtain competitive
advantage in manufacturing systems. This work shows how buyer-supplier relationships can influence external dimensions of manufacturing flexibility and manufacturing performance.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2010-02-07

How to Cite

Serrão, R. O. B., & Dalcol, P. R. T. (2010). Analyzing the Influences of the Buyer-Supplier Relationship on the Manufacturing Flexibility. Brazilian Journal of Operations & Production Management, 6(1), 05–36. Retrieved from https://bjopm.org.br/bjopm/article/view/BJV6N1_2009_1

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2009): July, 2009

Section

Articles

License

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.

- Authors must have a written permission from any third-party materials used in the article, such as figures and graphics. The permission must explicitly allow authors to use the materials. The permission should be submitted with the article, as a supplementary file.

- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.

- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) after BJO&PM publishes it (See The Effect of Open Access).