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Collaboration, competition and strategic costing: knowing when to start learning

Bhimani, Alnoor ORCID: 0000-0002-1884-5840, Frantz, Pascal, Gulamhussen, Mohamed Azzim and Ncube, Mthuli (2008) Collaboration, competition and strategic costing: knowing when to start learning. International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation, 5 (2). p. 138. ISSN 1740-8008

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Identification Number: 10.1504/IJAAPE.2008.020842

Abstract

Many companies confronted with 'make or buy' decisions adopt the mid-way option of engaging in collaborative relationships (CRs) with suppliers rather than in internal production or the purchasing of parts through a process of competitive bidding. Engaging in CRs requires evaluations of when to enter such relationships and when to abandon them. Traditional incremental cost analysis does not readily allow such analysis for the establishment of supplier networks and relationships. This paper develops a real options-based model that focuses on the cost implications of learning curves and timing concerns. It provides an optimal timing valuation approach to establishing/abandoning a CR that incorporates differential learning rate payoffs and that assesses the contingencies embedded in a CR. A standard illustration of the application of the model is provided.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijaape
Additional Information: © 2008 Inderscience
Divisions: Accounting
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HF Commerce > HF5601 Accounting
Date Deposited: 25 Sep 2012 08:38
Last Modified: 01 Oct 2024 03:35
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/46357

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