3. BENEFITS OF VERTICAL
COORDINATION
ENGAGINNG IN VERTICAL
COORDINATION B/W BUYERS AND
SELLERS CREATES VALUE FOR BOTH
MARKETING INSIGHT:ESTABLISH
COPORATE TRUST, CREDIBILITY&
REPUTATION
12. CUSTOMER IS THE KING
SELLER ADAPTS TO MEET THE CUSTOMER’S
NEED WITHOUT EXPECTING MUCH
ADAPTATION IN RETURN
13. Business risk and opportunism
Establishing a customer supplied
relationship creates tension between
safeguarding and adaptation
14. SPECIFIC INVESTMENTS ARE THOSE
TAILORED TO A PARTICULAR COMPANY
AND VALUE CHAIN PARTNER
A CONSIDERABLE RISK TO BOTH PARTIES
TRANSACTION THEORY STATES THAT AS
THE INVESTMENT IS SUNK , BOTH PARTIES
ARE LOCKED IN THE RELATIONSHIP
15. BUYER IS VULNERABLE CAUSE OF
SWITCHING COSTS
SELLER IS VULNERABLE DUE TO
DEDICATED ASSET KNOWLEDGE
HENCE AT TIMES OPPURTUNISM SNEAKS
IN
IT IS SOME FORM OF UNDERSUPPLY OR
CHEATING IMPLICIT OR EXPLICIT TO
CONTRACT