‐satisfaction with suppliers. A test of metric invariance confirmed the RELQUAL‐scale is appropriate for cross‐cultural research … of maintaining satisfactory levels of relationship quality with suppliers. Originality/value – The paper focuses on two …

. A part of a company’s environmental analysis is to evaluate its suppliers and their effect on the environment. The … Ishikawa diagram (Ishikawa, 1990) has been used in a project as a diagnostics tool to evaluate suppliers. In conjunction with …

This article examines the current relationship between Swedish manufacturers and their suppliers. Emphasis is put on … the demands placed on the suppliers by the manufacturers, on the internal suppliers′ activities causing this demand, and … on the future plans and programmes pursued by the suppliers in order to meet this situation. The empirical data suggest …

A longitudinal study of the international behaviour of Swedish suppliers is presented. Three different types of … supplier are identified: simple suppliers, advanced suppliers, and own product suppliers. Factors influencing the … internationalisation of these suppliers are discussed. It is concluded that the firms’ offer and the customers’ buying strategies influence …