Supply chain collaboration: A triadic view

Abstract

This research aims to investigate the collaboration patterns in supply chain with a triadic view. Case study was adopted in this research. Four triadic collaboration patterns throughout the whole supply chain have been summarized in according to various business segments. In upstream supply chain, there are two types of triadic collaboration pattern - directed collaboration triad and cultivated collaboration triad; and in downstream supply chain, there are another two types of triadic collaboration patterns as well - concerted collaboration triad and derived collaboration triad.