Supply Chain Cooperation and Company Performance

• Autorzy: Milena Ratajczak-Mrozek , Łukasz Małys
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article presents analysis of the performance of companies characterized by varying approaches to formal and informal cooperation within the supply chain. The authors have identified and compared the performance of three groups of companies: cooperating with external entities only formally, cooperating only informally and cooperating both formally and informally. The first main contribution of the paper is the inclusion of informal cooperation into companies' cooperation analysis. The second is relating cooperation to a company's performance. The conclusions may be of practical importance. By presenting the positive relations between cooperation and performance, companies may determine the sources which may increase their advantage over competitors.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Cooperation; Supply Chain Management (SCM); Enterprise competitiveness

PL

Współpraca; Zarządzanie łańcuchem dostaw; Konkurencyjność przedsiębiorstwa

• Czasopismo: Argumenta Oeconomica
• Rocznik: 2012
• Numer: nr 2 (29)
• Strony: 89--107

Twórcy

autor

Milena Ratajczak-Mrozek

• Poznań University of Economics, Poland

autor

Łukasz Małys

• Poznań University of Economics, Poland

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