Abstract for: Fairness and Reciprocity in the Buyer-Supplier Relationship of a Dynamic Production System

The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of reciprocal decision-making and fairness considerations in a buyer-supplier relationship under dynamic complexity. More concretely, as there is little systematic knowledge of reciprocal behaviour and its impact on a dynamic production system, this work contributes to the current state of research in two ways: First, the study presents an approach how to model an actor’s reaction to distributive and interactional (un)fairness in a dynamic setting. Second, the effect of reciprocal behaviour on supply chain performance is exploratively assessed. Based on these simulation results, we aim to advance the understanding of the mechanisms involved in managerial behaviour and decision-making in supplier-buyer relationships. Further research opportunities are derived from the findings.