In this paper we will, based on both quantitave and qualitative data, examine the following questions: On the inter-organisational level, which effects on inter-firm relations are to be expected? Given the lead role of procurement technologies in the automotive supplier industry, what effects...

Die Automobilindustrie befindet sich seit etwa einem Jahrzehnt in einer dramatisch zu nennenden Umwälzung. Veränderte Markt- und Produktionsstrategien gelten als Auslöser für die Entwicklung einer neuen zwischenbetrieblichen Arbeitsteilung zwischen Herstellern und Zulieferern im...

Since around a decade, the automobile industry is undergoing a dramatic turnaround. New strategies for marketing and producing are considered as trigger pulses for the emergence of different inter-firm relations between customers and suppliers in the car industry's production complex. The...