Involving suppliers in collaborative new product development: comparing large and small firms

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International Journal of Value Chain Management Pub Date : 2021-01-22 DOI:10.1504/IJVCM.2021.10035084

Luís Filipe Silva, A. Moreira

引用次数: 2

Abstract

The main purpose of this article is to investigate early supplier involvement (ESI) in collaborative new product development (CNPD). For that a comparative study between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large firms was implemented according to the generated innovation. It is based on an exploratory approach, based on case studies involving four firms that involve their suppliers in CNPD. Results show that ESI in CNPD takes place when large firms seek to differentiate their products and SMEs aim to increase their efficiency. The paper further shows the radical innovation promotes ESI in CNPD, both regarding SMEs and large firms. This study contributes to the body knowledge regarding the influence of radical innovation in early supplier involvement in CNPD, by adding a comparative perspective between SMEs and large firms.

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让供应商参与合作新产品开发:比较大公司和小公司

本文的主要目的是调查早期供应商参与合作新产品开发（CNPD）的情况。为此，根据产生的创新，对中小企业和大公司进行了比较研究。它基于一种探索性方法，基于涉及四家公司的案例研究，这些公司的供应商参与了CNPD。结果表明，CNPD中的ESI发生在大公司寻求差异化产品和中小企业旨在提高效率的时候。本文进一步表明，无论是中小企业还是大企业，激进的创新都促进了CNPD的ESI。本研究通过增加中小企业和大公司之间的比较视角，有助于了解激进创新对早期供应商参与CNPD的影响。

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International Journal of Value Chain Management MANAGEMENT-

CiteScore

1.20

自引率

12.50%

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期刊介绍： Today"s businesses have become extremely complex. The interplay of the three Cs, viz. consumers, competition and convergence, has thrown up new challenges for organisations all over the world. Sensitivity of economies to the external environment coupled with the turbulent process of globalisation has added the highest degree of uncertainty and unpredictability to business processes. To top it all, the effect of globalisation has shifted the balance of power in favour of the customer, though it may have opened a plethora of opportunities for all, in the form of variety and choice. For a variety of reasons, the pressures of competitive forces have enhanced product changes, supercharged by shortening product and technology development lifecycles.