Research Article
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
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