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Supplier Involvement in Product Development: A Supplier Perspective
No full textThis thesis explores the supplier perspective of supplier involvement in product development. Supplier involvement in product development is crucial for many companies to increase resource flexibility, access competence, reduce costs and time to market, among others. The existing literature focuses primarily on the customer perspective of supplier involvement, e.g., challenges and critical factors customers should consider. A few studies have focused on the supplier perspective. This research gap is addressed in this thesis by studying the conditions influencing the suppliers’ involvement in customers’ product development. This thesis explores two research questions: “What are the challenges suppliers experience when being involved in customers’ product development?”, and “What mitigating mechanisms and critical factors influence suppliers’ involvement in customers’ product development?”. The identified challenges originated [FF1] both from the customer and the supplier, indicating that both types of challenges must be focused on. The study also identified interdependencies between the challenges, implying that one challenge may lead to the occurrence of other challenges. The study suggests mitigating mechanisms to deal with the identified challenges. The identified critical factors influenced both the efficiency and effectiveness of supplier involvement in product development, e.g., lead-time, development cost, product quality, and cost. The study indicates that adopting a dual perspective and considering the challenges and critical factors for both the customer and the supplier, can support the involved supplier. The results build on findings from a case study including four SMEs
A Supplier's Perspective on Involvement in Customers' Product Development
No full textProduct development has increasingly evolved into an interorganisational activity where suppliers are involved in customers’ product development projects. This phenomenon of supplier involvement in product development has been studied for over four decades. However, most prior research has focused on the customer perspective, studying the benefits, risks, and challenges faced by customers, as well as the critical factors influencing their ability to successfully involve suppliers. Current research, however, provides limited insights into the supplier’s perspective on their involvement in customers’ product development projects. Understanding this perspective is vital for gaining deeper insights into the characteristics of supplier involvement in product development from the suppliers’ perspective, as well as the implications these characteristics entail. This thesis explores the following research questions to address these gaps: “What characterises supplier involvement in product development from the supplier’s perspective?”, and “What are the implications of the characteristics for the supplier?”. The results build on a systematic literature review and the findings of a multiple case study including four Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) suppliers. The thesis consists of a compiled summary and five appended papers. The results show that supplier involvement in product development, from the suppliers’ perspective, is characterised by tasks that vary in terms of complexity, novelty, and responsibility, along with varying customer expectations, different types of interrelationships, capability- and interface-related challenges, and uncertainty regarding product requirements and technology. Two major implications related to these characteristics were identified. First, it is important for suppliers to develop their internal capabilities, such as enhancing competence, establishing product development process models, utilising design tools, and fostering internal collaboration. Second, it is crucial to improve conditions for interaction. The findings emphasise the importance of early supplier involvement and contextual information in improving interaction and product development outcomes. Early involvement helps suppliers understand customer requirements and design challenges, allowing them to influence the design and prevent manufacturing complexities. Contextual information facilitates in identifying areas for design and manufacturing improvements, as well as uncovering unspoken customer needs and information gaps. Keywords: supplier involvement, supplier integration, supplier collaboration, NPD, SME, manufacturing compan
A Supplier's Perspective on Involvement in Customers' Product Development
No full textProduct development has increasingly evolved into an interorganisational activity where suppliers are involved in customers’ product development projects. This phenomenon of supplier involvement in product development has been studied for over four decades. However, most prior research has focused on the customer perspective, studying the benefits, risks, and challenges faced by customers, as well as the critical factors influencing their ability to successfully involve suppliers. Current research, however, provides limited insights into the supplier’s perspective on their involvement in customers’ product development projects. Understanding this perspective is vital for gaining deeper insights into the characteristics of supplier involvement in product development from the suppliers’ perspective, as well as the implications these characteristics entail. This thesis explores the following research questions to address these gaps: “What characterises supplier involvement in product development from the supplier’s perspective?”, and “What are the implications of the characteristics for the supplier?”. The results build on a systematic literature review and the findings of a multiple case study including four Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) suppliers. The thesis consists of a compiled summary and five appended papers. The results show that supplier involvement in product development, from the suppliers’ perspective, is characterised by tasks that vary in terms of complexity, novelty, and responsibility, along with varying customer expectations, different types of interrelationships, capability- and interface-related challenges, and uncertainty regarding product requirements and technology. Two major implications related to these characteristics were identified. First, it is important for suppliers to develop their internal capabilities, such as enhancing competence, establishing product development process models, utilising design tools, and fostering internal collaboration. Second, it is crucial to improve conditions for interaction. The findings emphasise the importance of early supplier involvement and contextual information in improving interaction and product development outcomes. Early involvement helps suppliers understand customer requirements and design challenges, allowing them to influence the design and prevent manufacturing complexities. Contextual information facilitates in identifying areas for design and manufacturing improvements, as well as uncovering unspoken customer needs and information gaps. Keywords: supplier involvement, supplier integration, supplier collaboration, NPD, SME, manufacturing compan
A Supplier's Perspective on Involvement in Customers' Product Development
No full textProduct development has increasingly evolved into an interorganisational activity where suppliers are involved in customers’ product development projects. This phenomenon of supplier involvement in product development has been studied for over four decades. However, most prior research has focused on the customer perspective, studying the benefits, risks, and challenges faced by customers, as well as the critical factors influencing their ability to successfully involve suppliers. Current research, however, provides limited insights into the supplier’s perspective on their involvement in customers’ product development projects. Understanding this perspective is vital for gaining deeper insights into the characteristics of supplier involvement in product development from the suppliers’ perspective, as well as the implications these characteristics entail. This thesis explores the following research questions to address these gaps: “What characterises supplier involvement in product development from the supplier’s perspective?”, and “What are the implications of the characteristics for the supplier?”. The results build on a systematic literature review and the findings of a multiple case study including four Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) suppliers. The thesis consists of a compiled summary and five appended papers. The results show that supplier involvement in product development, from the suppliers’ perspective, is characterised by tasks that vary in terms of complexity, novelty, and responsibility, along with varying customer expectations, different types of interrelationships, capability- and interface-related challenges, and uncertainty regarding product requirements and technology. Two major implications related to these characteristics were identified. First, it is important for suppliers to develop their internal capabilities, such as enhancing competence, establishing product development process models, utilising design tools, and fostering internal collaboration. Second, it is crucial to improve conditions for interaction. The findings emphasise the importance of early supplier involvement and contextual information in improving interaction and product development outcomes. Early involvement helps suppliers understand customer requirements and design challenges, allowing them to influence the design and prevent manufacturing complexities. Contextual information facilitates in identifying areas for design and manufacturing improvements, as well as uncovering unspoken customer needs and information gaps. Keywords: supplier involvement, supplier integration, supplier collaboration, NPD, SME, manufacturing compan
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Uncertainties Experienced by Suppliers Participating in Customers' Product Development Projects
No full textThis paper explores uncertainties experienced by suppliers involved in their customers' product development projects. The study introduces a model for classifying different types of involvement, which is used to identify uncertainties and effects across the various types. Empirical data originates from a multiple case study involving four SME suppliers. Four types of uncertainty are identified. These uncertainties stem from both customer and supplier organizations as well as from technology
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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