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TY - CONF
T1 - Supplier involvement in new product development in the public sector
T2 - IPSERA Conference 2018
AU - Selviaridis, Konstantinos
AU - Spring, Martin
N1 - Conference code: 27th
PY - 2018/3/26
Y1 - 2018/3/26
N2 - This paper investigates supplier involvement in new product development (NPD) driven by public procuring organisations. It stresses the role of small suppliers in leading the development of products that fulfil unmet public sector needs. Under high technological uncertainty, innovative SMEs can assume NPD responsibility at product level. Contracts for product development contribute to the establishment and growth of innovative small suppliers which, in many cases, would not otherwise exist. This supply network creation function is in stark contrast with supplier involvement in NPD occuring in pre-existing supply networks.
AB - This paper investigates supplier involvement in new product development (NPD) driven by public procuring organisations. It stresses the role of small suppliers in leading the development of products that fulfil unmet public sector needs. Under high technological uncertainty, innovative SMEs can assume NPD responsibility at product level. Contracts for product development contribute to the establishment and growth of innovative small suppliers which, in many cases, would not otherwise exist. This supply network creation function is in stark contrast with supplier involvement in NPD occuring in pre-existing supply networks.
KW - Supplier Involvement in NPD
KW - Pre-Commercial Procurement
KW - R&D Contracting
M3 - Conference paper
Y2 - 25 March 2018 through 28 March 2018
ER -