Developing supplier integration capabilities for sustainable competitive advantage: A dynamic capabilities approach

Journal of Operations Management

Volumn 32, Issue 7-8, 2014, Pages 446-461

  Vanpoucke, Evelyne ^a   Vereecke, Ann ^b   Wetzels, Martin ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Buyer supplier integration; Dynamic capability; Dynamics; Operational performance; Supply base complexity

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; INTEGRATION; SUPPLY CHAINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BUYER-SUPPLIER INTEGRATIONS; DYNAMICS CAPABILITY; ECONOMIC RENT; INTEGRATION CAPABILITY; INTEGRATIVE CAPABILITIES; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; SUPPLIER INTEGRATION; SUPPLY BASE; SUPPLY BASE COMPLEXITY; SUSTAINABLE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES;

SEIZING;

EID: 84911908399     PISSN: 02726963     EISSN: 18731317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jom.2014.09.004     Document Type: Article

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