Supplier involvement in new product development and innovation: Taking stock and looking to the future

Thomas Johnsen ()
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Thomas Johnsen: Audencia Recherche - Audencia Business School

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Abstract: This paper provides a comprehensive and critical review and synthesis of the current state of empirical research into supplier involvement in new product development (NPD). The paper begins by defining supplier involvement in NPD and evaluating the rationale for supplier involvement in NPD. This suggests that early and extensive supplier involvement in NPD projects has the potential to improve NPD effectiveness and efficiency, however, existing research remains fragmented and empirical findings to date show conflicting results. The paper takes stock of the research on supplier involvement in NPD, tracing the origins of the literature to the late 1980s, and evaluating the development of the field up to the present day. From this broad base of empirical research the analysis identifies a set of factors affecting the success of supplier involvement projects. The paper concludes with a discussion of two emerging themes: (1) supplier relationship development and adaptation; (2) supply network involvement in product innovation.

Keywords: Supplier involvement; New product development; Supplier relationships (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-09
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Published in Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 2009, 15 (3), pp.187-197. ⟨10.1016/j.pursup.2009.03.008⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2009.03.008

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