Towill, Denis Royston 2005. A Perspective on UK Supermarket Pressures on the Supply Chain. European Management Journal 23 (4) , pp. 426-438. 10.1016/j.emj.2005.06.006 |
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2005.06.006
Abstract
Evidence obtained by the Competitions Commission suggests that hidden but potentially severe financial pressures are being imposed on UK supermarket suppliers. We identify four such major routes, including reverse cash flows resulting in subsidised acquisition costs. A consequence is that a particular derivative of lean supply dominates this market sector. But unlike the automotive industry, the goal is not collaboration, as with suppliers clubs. Instead, category management tends to favour large suppliers better able to buffer and combat both transparent and masked pressures on the bottom-line in this highly competitive scenario.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Business (Including Economics) |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Acquisition costs; Lean supply; Category management; Supermarket strategies; Hidden charges |
Publisher: | Emerald |
ISSN: | 0263-2373 |
Last Modified: | 19 Mar 2016 23:06 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/38436 |
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