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In this explanatory research, a model is developed to validate the premise that valuecreating supplier relationships between firms and suppliers will affect the supply chain of manufacturing and non-manufacturing companies. The research examined the effect of uncertainty, earlier supplier involvement, supplier performance, and partnership quality on buyer dependence on the supplier. It also examined the moderating role of industry types on buyers’ dependency. Of the four moderating relationships, we found support for two hypotheses, and we did not find empirical evidence for the other two. The study found that uncertainty, earlier supplier involvement, supplier performance, and partnership quality significantly affect buyers’ dependency