Dostawca w procesie rozwoju produktu
Supplier involvement in product development

Author(s): Grażyna Kędzia
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management, Transport / Logistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: NPD; SIPD; supply chain; B2B relationship; resilience; eco-design
Summary/Abstract: The aim of the monograph is to systematize the current knowledge on the supplier involvement in product development (SIPD) and to deepen it the light of key challenges for the management of contemporary supply chains. There are four chapters in the monograph, only the first of which is the theoretical one. It introduces the key definitions, approaches and concepts related to the product development in value chain. The second chapter is a systematic literature review, which resulted in the analysis of 170 scientific articles. The description of the SLR outcomes was presented in eight thematic areas and led to the identification of various measures and existing research gaps. They became the basis for the development of research questionnaires and designing empirical research. The survey covered 500 manufacturing companies operating in Poland. It allowed answering eight research questions, including the recognition of the impact of SIPD on building resilient relationships with suppliers and designing products with reduced environmental impact. Case studies deepen the topic of Design for Environment and circular economy, presenting examples of cooperation with suppliers in the light of the NPD process and stages of the product life cycle. The monograph ends with, inter alia, recommendations for enterprises wishing to achieve better results in the product development chain as well as future research directions. This monograph is a product of the science project ‘Flexibility in relationships with suppliers in terms of supplier–purchaser models of cooperation on product development in the B2B market’, no. 2016/21/B/HS4/00665, financed by the National Science Centre (NCN) in Poland

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