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Lean Principles And Optimizing Flow: Case Studies, Alan D. Smith, Dean R. Manna
Lean Principles And Optimizing Flow: Case Studies, Alan D. Smith, Dean R. Manna
Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings
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Rfid Technologies And Warehouse Applications: Case Studies, Alan D. Smith, Dean R. Manna
Rfid Technologies And Warehouse Applications: Case Studies, Alan D. Smith, Dean R. Manna
Atlantic Marketing Association Proceedings
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Mitigating Petroleum Product Shortages In The Nigerian Downstream Petroleum Supply Industry, Lucky Ubini Itsekor
Mitigating Petroleum Product Shortages In The Nigerian Downstream Petroleum Supply Industry, Lucky Ubini Itsekor
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In Nigeria, almost every business enterprise relies on petroleum products for power or transportation. Shortages of petroleum products cripple business activities and undermine development of the Nigerian economy. The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore supply chain management strategies needed by petroleum business leaders to mitigate shortages and sustain business development in Nigeria. The sample for the study included 10 senior leaders from 2 private-sector Nigerian downstream petroleum supply companies located in the Niger Delta region, who had successfully implemented strategies for petroleum supply. The resource based view theory served as the conceptual framework for the study. …
Investigating Supplier Accommodation Of Customers: A Mixed-Method Approach, Monique Lynn Murfield
Investigating Supplier Accommodation Of Customers: A Mixed-Method Approach, Monique Lynn Murfield
Doctoral Dissertations
The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate and begin to formulate an understanding of supplier accommodation of customers from the supplier’s perspective, its impact on supplier relational performance outcomes, and the associated impact on buyer’s perceptions and evaluation of the relationship. Supplier accommodation of customers (SAC) is defined as the supplier’s efforts to make special adjustments in response to a specific customer’s changing needs and unforeseen changes, and is conceptualized as consisting of elements of supplier flexibility and supplier adaptation. Extant research has focused on the buyer’s perspective of SAC, with little regard for the supplier’s perspective of relational …