...Bryan Ashenbaum; Arnold Maltz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a purchasing-logistics integration (PLI) conceptualization along two dimensions: mutual responsibility and integrative efforts. This conceptualization is then tested as to whether it provides any insights for supplier...

... 04 01 2016 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Decision making Supply chain management Transportation management Purchasing Hybrid different evolution algorithm TS-RAND algorithm Nomenclature Sets...

... Purchasing Sourcing Supplier relations New product development New product design (NPD) is crucial for companies seeking to extend competitive advantage, to compete on innovation, or to extend the life of their firm (Gonzalez-Zapatero et al., 2016). The failure to bring a new product...

...Yamen Koubaa Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the strategic role of purchasing and model its transformation process based on a case study of a military firm. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the existing literature to highlight the strategic role...

...Doug Voss Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the differences in preferred supplier choice criteria between food purchasing agents who focus on supplier security and those that do not. Specifically, this research determines the relationship between purchasing agents’ supplier...

... strategy Supply chain management Purchasing Resource management Sustainability has been increasingly addressed in the supply chain management literature, arguing that organizations should expand their sustainability strategies into their entire supply chains (e.g. Ciliberti et al...

... services among industrial customers. Design/methodology/approach To test the proposed model, an online survey was prepared using WebSurveyor and an introductory e‐mail with a link to the survey was sent to a sample of members of two professional organizations of industrial purchasing managers...

... better than the group which has yet to commit socially responsible sourcing practices with a concern over increased purchasing price. Also, it was found that a premium purchasing price paid to fair‐trade coffee beans did not undermine the coffee retailer's comparative operating efficiency despite its...

.... Organizational alignment (OA). This construct is designed to measure upper management efforts to foster internal supply chain integration (i.e. that between purchasing and logistics). Scale items draw on the literature to provide an overlooked linkage by attempting to measure the use of joint rewards...

.... These organizations represented a variety of industries, type of product or service being purchased, and number of suppliers reduced from the supply base. Findings Three different types of supply base reduction approaches are identified (systematic elimination, standardization, and tiering), examples of each...

...Larry C. Giunipero; Kishore Gopalakrishna Pillai; Stephen N. Chapman; Ronald A. Clark Purpose To examine the changes in just‐in‐time (JIT) purchasing practices over time. Design/methodology/approach The evaluation of changes in JIT purchasing practices was done through a longitudinal study...

... reveals how an understanding of these various metrics can be used to customize an operations strategy; reflecting the contingencies of the particular trading environment © MCB UP Limited 2002 Sourcing Purchasing Operating costs Offshore investment ...

...Johanna Småros; Jan Holmström; Vesa Kämäräinen Currently, efforts in the e‐grocery business focus on improving the purchase transaction and physical distribution of goods. However, simply improving ordering and fulfillment does not make e‐grocery shopping a viable competitor to the current...

... multiple members of supply chains are used to illustrate the concepts described. © Douglas M. Lambert 1998 Networks Corporate strategy Purchasing Operations management Operation strategy Supply‐chain management Copyright by Douglas M. Lambert. All rights reserved. ...

... realization as well as competitive cost position. By building sourcing process excellence and aligning capabilities with the requirements of the corporate buy, procurement can have a key role in the corporate quest for value growth. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Purchasing Cost reduction Suppliers...

... processes both within the firm and through the channels required to reach the customer and involves the firm's suppliers. Thus SCM as a concept is organization‐wide; not logistics‐specific. An exploratory study of purchasing professionals was performed and it was determined that their definitions of SCM...

... presents a framework for differentiating between traditional systems and supply chain management systems. These characteristics are then related to the process of establishing and managing a supply chain. A particular focus of this paper is on the implications of supply chain management for purchasing...

... cost of ownership are also discussed. The main thrust of the article is to present an eight stage framework for total cost of ownership implementation. This framework was developed based on case studies of seven firms which use total cost of ownership in purchasing. The framework includes a number...

...Troy A. Festervand; David B. Meinert Information obtained from a Purchasing Management Intelligence System (PMIS) can provide the valuable input into a firm's strategic planning process. Because of scarce resources and the criticality of market mistakes, it is even more essential that small firms...

...Lisa M. Ellram In this exploration of formal international purchasing alliances, a broad overview of why firms become involved in international purchasing alliances is developed. Then, using a data base developed based on formalized international alliance activity reported in The Wall Street...