How does Inflation affect the Buyer-Supplier Relationship.

Corporate relationships in the B2B markets have been one of the main focuses for corporations during the recent years. Both supplying and buying side are concentrating on building a healthy and a long-term relationship, while buyers are seeking of attaining preferred customer status. After the Covid-19 era, the markets have been hit by high inflationary rates, which raised many financial and operational problems on a global scale. The main objective of this paper is to comprehend and provide an answer concerning the effect that inflation had on the buyer-supplier relationship. A qualitative research has been chosen for this study, and an interview with four firms that all operate in different industries has been conducted. The findings confirmed a small effect on the corporate relationship, concerning the large firms, but a significant effect on the small firm.