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Discover the hidden key to innovation: cross-tier supplier collaboration. Uncover the power of upstream alliances in your ...

Jordan M. Barker is an assistant professor of supply chain management at the Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business. His primary research interests include buyer-supplier ...

Ellie C. Falcone is an assistant professor of supply chain management at Texas Christian University’s Neeley School of Business. She serves on the editorial review board of the Journal of Business ...

When a company’s first-tier suppliers actively partner with their own suppliers on research, technology development, or joint product solutions, it can lead to significant advantages for the ...