van der Vaart, Taco; Pieter van Donk, Dirk - In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management 26 (2006) 1, pp. 8-23
suppliers choose buyer‐focused operations as a supply chain strategy in their relationships with key buyers. Design …‐case study research design. Nine units and 42 supply links with key buyers were investigated and analysed. Findings – The … suppliers choose buyer‐focused operations for different reasons. As expected, some of them choose buyer‐focused operations to …