Traditionally, the lean paradigm has been applied to discrete manufacturing of items that
can be easily put together and taken apart. The process industry, on the other hand …

Suppliers play an important and strategic role in the supply chain as they are critical
providers of inputs to other supply chain members. Sustainable supplier development is key …

The strategic supplier-related activity of supplier segmentation focuses on the evaluation of
suppliers, identifying different approaches, identifying the most suitable criteria and proper …

The chemical industry has growing importance in sustainability because of the potential
adverse effects on the environment. Also, stakeholders emphasize many social issues …

Supplier development for sustainability: contextual barriers in global supply chains |
Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open Access Publish …

Suppliers have become an increasingly important source of product and process innovation.
While case studies have documented how supplier innovation can benefit a manufacturer …

Suppliers play an increasingly central role in helping firms achieve their new product
development (NPD) goals. The literature implicitly assumes that suppliers are able to meet …

Manufacturing firms seek continuous supplier performance improvement because this
outcome makes them more competitive in downstream markets. Although manufacturing …

Supplier development is a measure that contributes to improving economic and social
performance along a supply chain, and it is a recent theoretical development warranting …

The mainstream view holds that over time buyer–supplier relationships evolve through a
number of phases. As a consequence, supplier development as a buyer–supplier …