Cooperating for competitive advantage: Building strategies in the textile and apparel industry
Vasco Eiriz; João S. Areias
This paper presents an ongoing research project on the development of inter-organizational cooperative strategies in the textile and apparel industry. The research project proposes the analysis of case studies, through which the factors that influence the development of collaborative environments aiming to stimulate competitive advantage are identified. These factors form the basis of inter-organizacional cooperation models that encompass the project perspective in the development of short-term cooperation relationships, together with long-term partnerships with customers and suppliers.
