Q. I need some assistance in trying to locate recent articles where a company has joined forces with a supplier. Can you help with search terms?

You can find many Business articles in your subject area by using our Research Databases located at http://libguides.limestone.edu/alldatabases .  We suggest using the EBSCOhost search widget first using the following search terms:

business company collaborating with suppliers

business partnerships

business planning and suppliers

Business partnerships with suppliers

Supplier collaboration

supply chain co-operation AND corporations

supply chain optimization

You can also use our Search Everything feature located at http://libguides.limestone.edu/content.php?pid=447255&sid=3665123 .  You may want to narrow your terms to specific businesses or vendors that do have a partnership.  Additional search terms to be used that can be modified as needed:

Also the Carlsberg Group seems to be one corporation that has joined forces with their suppliers. You may want to investigate their company.

Please visit our MBA Library Guides at http://libguides.limestone.edu/index.php  Just select “MBA Research Guides” under Browse by Group.

Let us know if you need additional information and assistance.