Purpose The purpose of this paper is to clarify the rather blurry concept of reshoring and its
main drivers and barriers. At the same time, the paper seeks to provide a much-needed …

Is it reasonable to speak of 'the'purchasing strategy, or do different hierarchical levels of
analysis need to be distinguished? A fragmented research field and a diverse set of …

Motivations underscoring offshoring and backshoring are typically investigated as separate
entities in the academic literature. This separation undermines a deeper comprehension of …

The success of purchasing and supply management (PSM) largely depends on PSM
professionals' skills levels. Past research assumed that one universal PSM professional type …

Purpose This study aims to show that management with big data analytics capability can
achieve more advantages of the global sourcing process. Furthermore, this study using its …

The purpose of this study is to explore the link between integration and global sourcing
success in international operations and by doing so, to clarify the ambiguous picture that …

Purpose The authors empirically examine purchasing strategy typologies based on strategic
intent (ie competitive priorities) and practices used to achieve these priorities. The authors …

The competitive advantage purchasing provides has been debated for decades. For a novel
perspective we derive a theoretical framework grounded in the knowledge-based view in …

Negotiations are central to reach consensus between supply chain partners while,
simultaneously, meeting internal cost and quality targets. Purchasing prices can be …

Henk Zijm is a full professor in Production and Supply Chain Management at the
Department of Industrial Engineering and Business Information Systems at the University of …