Organisational learning and lean supply relationships: the case of Apple Ireland
Abstract
Examines organisational learning in a lean supply arrangement between a multinational buyer and its local suppliers. Looks at how organisations learn and unlearn. Reviews buyer‐seller relationships. Presents a lean supply model that combines the essence of learning and buyer‐seller relationship literature. Uses as a case study the buyer‐seller relationships between the Irish subsidiary Apple Computer and two of its local suppliers. Discusses how the relationships represent co‐existence of competition and co‐operation.
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Citation
Fynes, B. and Ainamo, A. (1998), "Organisational learning and lean supply relationships: the case of Apple Ireland", Supply Chain Management, Vol. 3 No. 2, pp. 96-107. https://doi.org/10.1108/13598549810215414
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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