Purpose This paper aims to demonstrate how public procurement can be strategic.
Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted …

The procurement of products and services is a critical and challenging process for
humanitarian organizations (HOs), accounting for approximately 65% of the costs of relief …

Public procurement has struggled to fulfill its mission to create public value due to a narrow
interpretation of value emphasizing the costs of procured goods and services. A holistic view …

Purpose This study aims to illuminate the challenges involved in implementing community
benefits (CBs), a sustainable public procurement policy that ensures that there are positive …

Organizations need to better design, manage and improve their supply chains as these
become global and more complex. To do this, they need to learn from other organizations …

Since its inception, the Kraljic Portfolio Matrix (KPM) has been widely used as a diagnostic
and prescriptive purchasing tool. One of the primary weaknesses of the KPM is the …

The African continent is rapidly growing its global economic impact and becoming a more
attractive sourcing context. However, very little is known about current purchasing practices …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a more complete understanding of
logistics preparedness. By comparing extant research in preparedness and logistics with …

Purchasing portfolio models, above all the Kraljič matrix, are widely adopted to recommend
generic strategies and tactics for different categories of purchases. However, little has been …

Purpose The literature on supplier development (SD) is mostly fragmented, and very little
research offers insights on the interrelations of the critical elements of SD. This research …