Strategic Suppliers' Technical Contributions to New Product Advantage: Substitution and Configuration Options

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 760-776

  Lawson, Benn ^a   Tyler, Beverly B ^a   Potter, Antony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

CONFIGURATION OPTIONS; FIRM-SPECIFIC RESOURCES; INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; RESOURCES AND CAPABILITIES; TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES; TECHNICAL CONTRIBUTION; TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 84937862332     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpim.12235     Document Type: Article

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