An Exploratory Study of the Collaboration and Supplier Performance between Supplier and Buyer
Geon Cho, Jae-Yun Kim, Hyong-Ho Park, Yi-Sook Park, Kyoung‐Jae Lee · Journal of the Korean society for quality management · 2007
In this study, we conduct an empirical study to investigate the impact of the interdependence and trust between supplier and buyer on both their collaboration and supplier performance in automobile industry supply chain. The result shows that there is a positive relationship between the supplier's dependence and trust on the buyer and their collaboration. Moreover, it shows that supplier's dependence and trust on the buyer affects supplier performance through collaboration as a mediating effect. Therefore it is very important to notice that supplier and buyer in automobile industry should try to have a good collaborative relationship together in order to improve supplier performance.