The present paper analyses how small Spanish manufacturing firms develop supplier partnerships with the aim of improving their competitiveness. More precisely, the study tries to find out, on the one hand, the causes for the creation of alliances, whereas, on the other hand, the interest focuses...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenges that small firms in the UK clothing manufacturing sector encounter. It has been suggested that small manufacturers' main problems are based on an inadequate information‐sharing structure. This research will explore the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify important elements of a strategy to facilitate small farmer participation in international supply chains for fresh produce. Design/methodology/approach – The study employs survey data collected from a national sample of US fresh produce...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to determine if owners of small manufacturing companies manage supply risk in similar ways and identify the practices constituting this potential joint approach. Design/methodology/approach – An interpretive case based methodology was applied in this...