Supply Chain Management of Second Tier Suppliers: The Use of Soft Systems Methodology and its Benefits in a Brazilian Company

This work presents an action research carried out using the Soft System Methodology (SSM) in a major auto parts company. It aims to analyze and propose improvements in the supply relationship between auto parts companies and second tier suppliers in the Brazilian automotive sector by suggesting sign...

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Autores: Soares, Ricardo Alexandre, Navarro, Conrado Chiaradia, Lima, Renato da Silva
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:JOSCM. Journal of Operations and Supply Chain Management
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/11857
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fgv.br/joscm/article/view/11857
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Supply Chain Management (SCM)
Brazilian Automotive Industry
Supply Relationship Management (SRM)
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Sumario:This work presents an action research carried out using the Soft System Methodology (SSM) in a major auto parts company. It aims to analyze and propose improvements in the supply relationship between auto parts companies and second tier suppliers in the Brazilian automotive sector by suggesting significant changes in its process, tasks and technology usage.