Developing buyer-supplier relationships in the automobile industry A study of Jaguar and Nippondenso

Abstract The adoption of Japanese-style practices is considered to be the most effective weapon for automobile manufacturers to sustain and enhance future revenue in the face of increasingly fierce competition. This paper illustrates how these practices influence the development of a relationship, through studying the current partnership between Jaguar and Nippondenso.

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