Abstract
If Supplier Development (SD) is at the heart of strategies of most industrial companies, it is because its scope allows to meet universal needs by focusing on the cost, the quality and the delivery performance. It is also the result of acceptation from companies that suppliers were an essential stakeholder of the whole industrial scheme. In this context, the world’s largest corporations assign specific teams to lead projects which aim to improve the performance of these partners. This is the case of the aerospace industry and particularly Airbus Group which implements corporate policies within each entity to avoid logistic risks. This study aims to analyze the applicability of the Supplier Development to the Space Industry which is characterized by constrained purchases, a unit production and in some cases, a power asymmetry favorable to the suppliers. However, thanks to academic researches and two interviews of Supplier Relationship Managers (SRM), we will try to understand to what extent the Supplier Development can be applied to the Space Industry.
