. It is argued here that such a conclusion should not be readily accepted
due to two things. First, Ramsay (2004) does not discuss what exactly constitutes
“advantages identified in the supply chain literature”. As such, Ramsay (2004)
concludes that supply chain competitiveness should be optimised based on the whole
supply chain, when in fact many SCM researches stress that SCM deals with a more
differentiated leadership of suppliers and customers (Lambert and Cooper, 2000), and
that the term SCM can be approached from a focal, dyadic, chain and/or network level
(Harland, 1996). The disadvantages noticed by Ramsay (2004) in applying a
distributive negotiation strategy in strategic partnerships should not, therefore, be
limited to a supply chain perspective, but be broaden out to encompass the focal,
dyadic, chain and network level, in which the advantages and disadvantages of
distributive negotiation strategies in strategic partnerships become more ambiguous.
Second, an underlying ambiguity in the effectiveness of a distributive strategy prevails
in the empirical data collected in this particular case study, as it considers the use and
aspect of power, which Ramsay (2004) does not delve into in his paper. As such, it
became evident during interviews with the suppliers that they would often opt for
reducing their prices on their products by seeking to improve either their processes or
pass some of the requirements of price reductions further upstream in the supply chain.
The suppliers saw no other choice, as they gained an important reputation for
delivering their products to this larger firm, which they could use towards other
potential buyers. What therefore became apparent during the analysis of the empirical
data were that the use of a distributive negotiation strategy by the negotiators from the
powerful, buying firm actually pushed the suppliers to cut their prices and seek to
improve their processes along the up-stream part of the supply chain. It is therefore not
necessarily a bad idea for a powerful firm to flex its negotiation muscles in this
situation toward weaker suppliers when speaking of taking the advantages of the
supply chain literature, as Ramsay (2004) mentions. The supply chain was, therefore,
from the focal firm and up-stream optimised. As such, the suppliers expressed the
notion that an integrative approach might not have encouraged them to push demands
for price cuts partly further down the chain. The reason, why Ramsay (2004) does not
advocate such advantages of distributive strategies in strategic partnerships, is due to
the limited focal perspective and therefore exclusion of the reactions of the
counterparts being exposed to the distributive negotiation strategy in strategic
partnerships.
. It is argued here that such a conclusion should not be readily accepteddue to two things. First, Ramsay (2004) does not discuss what exactly constitutes“advantages identified in the supply chain literature”. As such, Ramsay (2004)concludes that supply chain competitiveness should be optimised based on the wholesupply chain, when in fact many SCM researches stress that SCM deals with a moredifferentiated leadership of suppliers and customers (Lambert and Cooper, 2000), andthat the term SCM can be approached from a focal, dyadic, chain and/or network level(Harland, 1996). The disadvantages noticed by Ramsay (2004) in applying adistributive negotiation strategy in strategic partnerships should not, therefore, belimited to a supply chain perspective, but be broaden out to encompass the focal,dyadic, chain and network level, in which the advantages and disadvantages ofdistributive negotiation strategies in strategic partnerships become more ambiguous.Second, an underlying ambiguity in the effectiveness of a distributive strategy prevailsin the empirical data collected in this particular case study, as it considers the use andaspect of power, which Ramsay (2004) does not delve into in his paper. As such, itbecame evident during interviews with the suppliers that they would often opt forreducing their prices on their products by seeking to improve either their processes orpass some of the requirements of price reductions further upstream in the supply chain.The suppliers saw no other choice, as they gained an important reputation fordelivering their products to this larger firm, which they could use towards otherpotential buyers. What therefore became apparent during the analysis of the empiricaldata were that the use of a distributive negotiation strategy by the negotiators from thepowerful, buying firm actually pushed the suppliers to cut their prices and seek toimprove their processes along the up-stream part of the supply chain. It is therefore notnecessarily a bad idea for a powerful firm to flex its negotiation muscles in thissituation toward weaker suppliers when speaking of taking the advantages of thesupply chain literature, as Ramsay (2004) mentions. The supply chain was, therefore,from the focal firm and up-stream optimised. As such, the suppliers expressed thenotion that an integrative approach might not have encouraged them to push demandsfor price cuts partly further down the chain. The reason, why Ramsay (2004) does notadvocate such advantages of distributive strategies in strategic partnerships, is due tothe limited focal perspective and therefore exclusion of the reactions of thecounterparts being exposed to the distributive negotiation strategy in strategicpartnerships.
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