Supply Chain Management (SCM) is perceived as a concept enabling companies to improve their performance and achieve a competitive advantage. However, the implementation of the SCM concept requires the establishment of Supply Chain Partnering (SCP) relationships, which are the main factor of competitive success.
The main goal of the article is to present a multidimensional approach to supply chain partnership, combining achievements in this area from behavioral, economic, and technical perspectives. The partnership model is considered as a three-phase model, covering the decision-making phase regarding the creation of a partnership, the preparation phase for the partnership, and the partnership operation phase. For each phase, critical success factors have been identified, which have been further grouped into factors influencing the level of trust and commitment in SCP, the success of Efficient Consumer Response (ECR), Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and
Replenishment (CPFR), and the implementation of Inter-organizational Information Systems (IOS). (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine 5/2011
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