Manufacturing SMEs, network governance and global supply chains

Tony Cragg (1) , Tom Mcnamara (2) , Irena Descubes (2) , Frank Guerin (3)

1 ESLI - École supérieure de logistique industrielle
2 ESC [Rennes] - ESC Rennes School of Business
3 ISEL École d'ingénieurs - Institut supérieur d'études logistiques

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how small manufacturing firms develop and manage relationships with global suppliers and distributors. In so doing the authors aim to contribute to knowledge about SMEs and supply chain management (SCM).

Mots clés: Strong ties; Small to medium-sized enterprises; Boundary-spanners; Global supply chain management

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Gestion et management

Tony Cragg, Tom Mcnamara, Irena Descubes, Frank Guerin. Manufacturing SMEs, network governance and global supply chains. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2019, 27 (1), pp.130-147. ⟨10.1108/JSBED-10-2019-0334⟩. ⟨hal-02567528⟩