An axiomatic design framework to design interoperable buyer–supplier dyads

ABSTRACT

Cooperation arrangements in the form of buyer–supplier dyads are a way that companies have found to deal with the current competitive environment. Despite the contributions in the interoperability literature, a cohesive framework is lacking that would allow the systematization of solutions for interoperable problems in such cooperation. Therefore, we propose a framework for systematically detail interoperability issues and to provide solutions that fit business conditions.Through a case study conducted on an automotive dyad, it is possible to achieve a better interoperable scenario, by systematically addressing the issues and providing solutions that comply with the AD independence axiom.

KEYWORDS:

• Business interoperability
• SCM
• buyer–supplier dyads
• axiomatic design
• independence axiom

Acknowledgments

The authors thank Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (Project PTDC/EME-GIN/115617/2009) for supporting this research.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This work was supported by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [Project PTDC/EME-GIN/115617/2009]