Långsiktiga inköp och leverantörsförhållanden - En studie av svenska tillverkningsföretags inställning till leverantörer och leverantörsbedömning
This thesis aims on adding another piece to the puzzle that is the supplier relationship research. Taking its base in a series of articles regarding the transformations of global supply chains into more long-term profitable ones. Two research questions are presented, one regarding long-term supplier relationships and one regarding the main criteria?s while evaluating new suppliers. With an emphasis on the long-term relationship and profitability are five medium sized Swedish manu-facturers examined through semi-structured interviews. Through a descriptive method the results from the interviews has been compared with the existing theoretical framework. The main con-clusions include a focus on Total Cost of Ownership rather than just the more narrow view of price per unit. Furthermore, all interviewed companies disclosed that they worked more or less systematically to improve and strengthen supplier relationships