[Information Sharing in Buyer-Supplier Relationships in Libyan Airline Industry: Case Study of Afriqiyah Airways]

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Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze information sharing in Buyer-Supplier relationships in Libyan Airline Industry. A increasing number of studies and clues from industries suggest that, besides organising the relationship with its suppliers, a buyer needs to proactively organise the relationships between those suppliers. In a buyer-supplier-supplier relationship triad, the buyer, as the contracting entity, influences the suppliers' behaviors and the relationship between them. By considering the relationships in such a triad, we are adept to gain a more affluent and more realistic perspective of buyer-supplier relationships. In this study, our aim is to analyze supplier-supplier relationships in buyer-supplier-supplier triads, focusing on how such relationships influence the supplier performance.Although the idea that buyer-supplier partnerships can yield considerable benefits to firms is largely diffused among researchers and practitioners, the approach adopted in this paper is that no “one best way” exists in buyer-supplier relationships, but rather a “best way” for each specific exchange context.

Table Of Content

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION7

Background of the Study7

Problem Statement11

Research Questions14

Research Objectives14

Significance of the Study15

Scope and Limitations of the Study16

Organization of the Thesis17

The last section will comprise of two sections: the deductions of the study, and the recommendations. With the three portions, the section will be adept to address the difficulty asserted in the primary sections of the study.18

CHAPTER 2 : LITERATURE REVIEW19

Information Sharing In Buyer-Supplier Relationships27

Information Flows In Supply Chain Management: The Role Of It29

Vehicles30

Improved Supplier Relationships33

The Model of Technology Transfer35

Internet Source: Portal E-Supply Chain36

The Tool to Assess the Effectiveness of Relationship38

Level of Analysis39

Expected Value of Research and Benefits45

Maintenance Logistics In Aviation Industry46

Performance Measurement System In Aviation Industry48

Performance Measurement And Collaborative Supplier Relationship Administration System51

Case study-Afriqiyah Airways55

Internal Presentation After Submission Of Pms56

External operations enhancement after submission of benchmarking process57

Buyer-Supplier Relationships62

Supplier Buyer Information Sharing65

Corporate Response68

Organizational Networks70

Information-Based Network71

The Organizational Information Network74

Information Asset Portfolio Management77

Information Flow Management81

IS / IT infrastructure83

Remarks on Supplier Buyer Information Sharing87

The Life-Cycle Of Buyer-Seller Relationships94

Influence The Knowledge Of Their Customer95

Antecedents Of Worsening In Buyer Commitment98

Effects Of Service Malfunction On Trust And Commitment100

Co-Opetition And Supplier-Supplier Relationship103

Buyer Leverage On Supplier-Supplier Co-Opetition105

Reliability And Construct Validity107

Market Change And Organizational Evolution120

Traditional Structures And Shifts In Association Design121

Innovation And Collaboration123

Organizational Diversity And External Relationships 125

The Imperative For Cross-Boundary Integration126

The Mandate For Collaboration129

Strategic Interior  Relationship  Management134

The Expertise Transfer Model135

Internet channel: the e-supply chain portal136

Relationships' performance evaluation tool138

Performance Measurement System In Aviation Industry140

Performance measurement and collaborative supplier relationship administration system143

Internal Presentation After Submission Of Pms148

External Operations Enhancement After Submission Of Benchmarking Process149

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY180

Strategy180

Questionnaire Design186

Data Collection190

REFERENCES193

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

This study will enquire the data distributing ...