Value co-creation is based on a service-dominant logic of business, where the management of key business relationships and the exchange of services are fundamental drivers of value. Value is not viewed as embedded in products, but as an outcome of the interactions that occur when customers and suppliers exchange services. Value co-creation occurs over time and takes place when resources and skills are exchanged across a business relationship Central to the relationship view of supply chain management described in this book is the recognition that businesses should be managed in a way that enables value co-creation with key customers and suppliers. Opportunities for value cocreation arise when the capabilities and knowledge that exist within each firms’ organizational functions are leveraged by implementing the eight cross-functional, cross-firm, supply chain management processes. In this chapter, we will show that:

Matias G. Enz and Douglas M. Lambert, “Improving Performance Through Value Co-Creation with Key Customers and Suppliers”, Chapter 17, in Douglas M. Lambert, Editor, Supply Chain Management: Processes, Partnerships, Performance, Fourth Edition, Sarasota, Florida: Supply Chain Management Institute, 2014, pp. 317-333.