Impact of Business Interoperability on the Performance of Complex Cooperative Supply Chain Networks: A Case Study

Table 2

Companies’ and managers’ profile.

	Companies
	Company 1	Company 2	Company 3	Company 4
Name	Valorpneu	Renascimento	Biogoma	Transportes Bizarro Duarte
Position in the network	Managing Entity	Collection point and transporter	Recycler	Transporter
Sector of activity	Waste management industry	Waste management industry	Waste management industry	Road transport of merchandise
Main service provided	Management of the used tires flows in Portugal	Waste management/logistics provider	Production and commercialization of products derived from used tires	Logistics transport
Years in Valorpneu network business	More than 10 years	More than 10 years (from 2003 to present)	Fewer than 10 years (from 2008)	More than 10 years (from 2003 to present)
Turnover (millions €)	10–20	10–20	Fewer than 10	Fewer than 10
Company size (employees)	Fewer than 50	100–200	Fewer than 50	Fewer than 50
Geographic location	Mainland Portugal (Lisbon)	Mainland Portugal (Loures)	Mainland Portugal (Santarém)	Mainland Portugal (Malveira)
	Interviewees
	Respondent 1	Respondent 2	Respondent 3	Respondent 4
Job title	Logistics manager	Quality, environment, and security manager	Production manager	Top management
Years in business	More than 10	More than 15	More than 20	More than 10
Years in Valorpneu network business	More than 10	More than 10	Fewer than 10	More than 10