Handbook of Management Scales/Buyer assistance

Items

 * OEM helps the suppliers to reduce costs.
 * OEM helps the suppliers to improve quality.
 * OEM provides the supplier ﬂexibility to meet piece price and tooling cost objectives

Source

 * Zhang et al. (2009): Do buyer cooperative actions matter under relational stress? Evidence from Japanese and U.S. assemblers in the U.S. automotive industry. Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 27, No. 6, pp. 479–494.