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Value Co-Creation in Industrial Buyer-Seller Partnerships ... - Doria

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can be seen as <strong>in</strong>herent <strong>in</strong> a long-term partnership strategy with any counterpart, with thelogic of economiz<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the long run <strong>in</strong>stead of optimiz<strong>in</strong>g each transaction.Technological dependenceThe <strong>Buyer</strong> has a great number of the <strong>Seller</strong> eng<strong>in</strong>es <strong>in</strong>stalled on their ships; this creates asituation of a certa<strong>in</strong> degree of dependence. The <strong>Buyer</strong> is dependent on the <strong>Seller</strong> ś support<strong>in</strong> ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and operat<strong>in</strong>g the fleet and develop<strong>in</strong>g fleet operations <strong>in</strong>to greaterefficiency. However, hav<strong>in</strong>g a big number of the <strong>Seller</strong> eng<strong>in</strong>es provides opportunities foreconomiz<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> different ways if the dependence is managed and exploited <strong>in</strong> an optimalmanner.The risk of miss<strong>in</strong>g out on someth<strong>in</strong>g provided by othersA sacrifice <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> commitment to one counterpart is that one might miss out onsometh<strong>in</strong>g that is provided by others. This is one of the <strong>in</strong>herent characteristics ofcommitment and a part of the trade-off assessment. In the case of the <strong>Buyer</strong> it has to beemphasized though, that the <strong>Seller</strong> is by no means the only source for ship power supply forthe <strong>Buyer</strong>.7.1.2 <strong>Value</strong> perceived by the <strong>Seller</strong>The n<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong>terviews with people from the <strong>Seller</strong> organization revealed a number of issuesthat were perceived as benefits and sacrifices associated with the partnership with the<strong>Buyer</strong>. The benefits and sacrifices summarized <strong>in</strong> the figure below are discussed <strong>in</strong> thefollow<strong>in</strong>g sections.144

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