Rising international cooperation, vertical disintegration, along with a focus on core activities
have led to the notion that firms are links in a networked supply chain. This novel …

As firms continue to focus on core competencies and outsource non-core products and
services to external suppliers, supply chain management is increasingly viewed as a source …

This study examined the factors that precede buying firms' time and resource investments in
supplier development. Supplier development is any effort by a buying firm with a supplier to …

Supplier development has become a viable supply chain management practice across
industries as firms continue to focus on their core competencies and outsource a significant …

To better understand logistics barriers to international operations in developing economies,
an empirical analysis was made of the barriers identified by US multinational firms operating …

The supply chain management function is currently undergoing a dramatic change: it is
adopting an increasingly strategic role. However, this growing financial importance is …

Devido ao aumento da competitividade entre as empresas, torna-se cada vez mais
importante obter vantagens, principalmente se os benefícios puderem ser estendidos aos …

Der enorme Kostendruck in Industrieunternehmen sowie der erkennbare Wandel der
Wertschöpfungsketten hin zu Wertschöpfungsnetzwerken werden die Bedeutung der …

The intended contribution of a purchasing function, is to effectively, and efficiently, manage
an input market. It might be argued, therefore, that the purchaser's primary strategic …

Corporate downsizing, global competition and increasing input prices have induced firms to
view their suppliers as potential contributors to the buying firm's competitive edge. Yet a …