.../methodology/approach The authors discuss the impact of the ramp effect on LSPs’ innovation processes. This viewpoint is based on the authors’ experience in the field, on a literature review focused on the logistics industry and on the purchasing strategies applied to logistical services. Findings...

... regression analysis is performed by using SPSS software. Findings Using empirical data collected from 100 Finnish firms, it is found that the capability of supply management is the main antecedent of the existence of supply strategy. The rate of internationality from overall purchases, the rate of total...

...Svante Andersson; Per Servais Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review international industrial purchasing and marketing literature with a focus on portfolio models, to develop portfolio models for buyers' and sellers' international strategies, and to combine the models so that both...

... to ensure easier access to contracts for SMEs. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Purchasing Small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises Problem solving Northern Ireland In Northern Ireland there are estimated to be 84,620 small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), employing 425,000 people and having...

...Michael Quayle The recent attention to purchasing decisions in a variety of commercial and government contexts has grown much faster than detailed understanding of how sourcing decisions are made and their implications for organisations. This paper provides an overview of empirical research...

... will lead to new business models and encourage new entrants to the market. Highlights the importance of user friendly e‐commerce Web sites, ease of use and “valued” content to ensure success. Internet Web sites Merchandising Purchasing In the early days of the telephone, the “phone” company...

...Paul Foley © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> WWW Shopping Purchasing Keywords WWW, Shopping, Purchasing Rapid growth of the Internet and the relative youthfulness of online commerce has created a fertile area for business opportunities and a minefield for analysts...

... European Union Purchasing Small to medium-sized enterprises USA The advent of electronic commerce (EC)[ 1 ] has far reaching implications for both the private and public sectors, particularly in the field of electronic tendering. The European Commission recognised the importance of EC in its...

...M.R.H. Uttley; K. Hartley The removal of discriminatory public procurement has presented a major policy issue for the European Community in the move towards the 1992 Single European Market. Considers three questions: why have governments traditionally adopted “buy national” purchasing policies...