Alliances between non-competitors Sample Clauses

Alliances between non-competitors. Among non-competitor alliances, the first to warrant mention is that of the vertical partnership of suppliers and customers. Strategic alliances in vertical relationships developed as a result of the transformation process of mass production to lean production. Traditional mass production means that the dominant producer has competence over the whole production process and subcontractors are trusted only with simple tasks on a strictly short-term contractual basis.27 According to lean production, first applied by Japanese car manufacturers, the whole process of production has to be performed with significantly lower costs, tighter production deadlines and without stocks. The first phase in the development of lean production was the ‘just in time’ production cooperation.28 This already represents something beyond the traditional supplier-producer relationship. The next development phase was strategic partnership, based on joint goal setting, mutual risk and competence sharing and consensus.29 This partnership is intended for a longer period, where suppliers and producers are depending on each other. They share the duties and responsibilities and pursue a continuous exchange of information to achieve cooperation based on trust. The other area of strategic alliances between non-competitors is the cooperation 24 Child and Xxxxxxxx 1998 (n 12) 34. 25 See in particular B Xxxxxxxx and X Xxxxxxxx, ‘Pattern of strategic alliances between rival firms’ (1995) 4 Group Decision and Negotiation 429 (Gartette and Dussage 1995); B Xxxxxxxx and X Xxxxxxxx, ‘Anticipating the evolutions and outcomes of strategic alliances between rival firms’ (1995) 27 International Studies of Management & Organization 104; X Xxxxxxxx and X Xxxxxxxx, Cooperative strategy: competing successfully through strategic alliances (Xxxx Xxxxx & Son Ltd 1999). 26 See in more detail Tari 1998 (n 5) 44-45. 27 ibid 82. 28 ibid 83. 29 ibid. across different sectors. This could be explained by the connection or convergence of different technologies and markets.30 Another reason could be the companies’ effort for diversification or focusing on a particular sector. In the latter case, the creation of a strategic alliance can allow the firm can to ‘get rid of’ the branches which are not focused on.31 Finally, the establishment of a strategic alliance, by combining capabilities, can serve the creation of new activities and consumer needs.32
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  • Disputes between the Contracting Parties (1) Disputes between the Contracting Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this I Agreement should, as far as possible, be settled through negotiation. (2) If a dispute between the Contracting Parties cannot thus be settled within six months from the ist time the dispute arose, it shall upon the request of either Contracting Party be submitted to an arbitral tribunal. (3) Such an arbitral tribunal shall be constituted for each individual case in the following way. by Within two months of the receipt of the request for arbitration, each Contracting Party shall appoint one its member of the tribunal. Those two members shall then select a national of a third State who on approval by the two Contracting Parties shall be appointed Chairman of the tribunal. The Chairman shall be appointed within two months from the date of appointment of the other two members. (4) If within the periods specified in paragraph (3) of this Article the necessary appointments have in not been made, either Contracting Party may, in the absence of any other agreement, invite the President of the International Court of Justice to make any necessary appointments. If the President is a national of either Contracting Party or if he is otherwise prevented from discharging the said function, the Vice President shall be invited to make the necessary appointments. If the Vice President is a national of either Contracting Party or if he too is prevented from discharging the said function, the Member of the International Court of Justice next in seniority who is not a national of either Contracting Party shall be invited to make the necessary appointments. (5) The arbitral tribunal shall reach its decision by a majority of votes. Such decisions shall be binding on both Contracting Parties. Each Contracting Party shall bear the cost of its own member of the tribunal and of its representation in the arbitral proceedings; the cost of the Chairman and the remaining costs shall be borne in equal parts by the Contracting Parties. The tribunal may, however, in its decision direct that a higher proportion of costs shall be borne by one of the two Contracting Parties, and this award shall be binding on both Contracting Parties. The tribunal shall determine its own procedures.

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