Ribeiro, Eliene Cristina BarrosMoreira, AntonioFerreira, Luís Miguel Domingues FernandesSouza, Leonardo Leocádio Coelho deCésar, Aldara da SilvaMarlene AmorimCarlos FerreiraJúnior, M.Prado, C.2026-02-032026-02-032017978331945746897833194574822198-07722198-0780http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/21127Partnership in supply chain stands out for the need to coordinate the productive activity between different economic agents who often have conflicting goals. Thus, the aim of this paper is to analyse how the partnerships producer/supplier are developed in biodiesel supply chain, through the motivating and facilitating factors that affect this relationship. The methodological aspect involves a multiple case study conducted in three supply chains located in the South Region of Brazil, which have used semi-structured interviews. We involved in this investigation the three largest biodiesel producer plants in the South Region and the two most representative cooperatives in providing raw material for each one of the selected plants, totalling six cooperatives. We realized through the found motivating and facilitating factors that, despite the existing conflicts, both plants and cooperatives have shown the desire to renew the partnership over time.engSupply chainPartnershipBiodieselbook part2026-01-27cv-prod-36730810.1007/978-3-319-45748-2_21