Research On Development Of Suppliers Partnership In SCM

This master's degree dissertation consists of 6 parts including a preface and 5 chapters. The preface introduces briefly the topic-choosing basis and significance, the researching methods, the basic framework and the main content of this dissertation. Chapter 1 presents the conception of Supply Chain Management (SCM). Chapter 2 analyzes the supplier partnership and its functions in the view of SCM. Chapter 3 indicates the conditions of partnership through modeling and presents the significance of partnership for the whole supply chain. Chapter 4 puts forward the 5 steps of how to develop the partnership with suppliers and emphasizes the selecting of suppliers. Chapter 5 analyzes obstacles that might exist in the development of supplier partnership and presents relevant practical solutions.