CRITICAL DETERMINANTS OF AGILE SUPPLY CHAIN IN BUYER AND SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP: A LITERATURE REVIEW AND FUTURE DIRECTION

Abstract

In today’s competitive environment, businesses are increasingly reliant on the relationships they have with their suppliers or buyers and are demanding that they adhere to high standards in a timely manner. The purpose of this conceptual paper through cross disciplinary literature review is to identify critical determinants of agile supply chain and provides a new theoretical framework for underpinning and driving supply chain agility. The paper focuses on elements of organizational capabilities particularly partner’s characteristics, alliance management and process capabilities which organizations deploy for building a good relationship between buyer and supplier and create competitive advantage in responding to unpredictable market changes

Keywords

• supply chain management, agile supply chain, buyer and supplier relationships, innovative products

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