...Joakim Aspeteg; Jakob Rehme; Jonathan Gosling; Johan Holtström Purpose This case study explores a high-tech defence company, focusing on procurement’s mediating role in enabling supply chain integration (SCI) within complex engineer-to-order (ETO) projects. The study aims to examine how...

... with forecasts, whereas operations planning contributes by providing up-to-date capacity information regarding constrained resources. However, the effectiveness of operations planning is very much dependent on the involvement of procurement, which represents the thousands of parts and materials being used...

... Procurement Supply chain The consequences of supply chain failures during the COVID-19 pandemic have been widely reported by for example: the BBC on the UK's failure to stockpile (BBC, 2020), the Guardian on hijacked supplies (the Guardian, 2020), and The New York Times on price gouging (The New York...

...Thomas E. Johnsen; Federico Caniato; Osama Meqdadi; Toloue Miandar Purpose This paper aims to investigate the bridging role of first-tier suppliers in diffusing sustainability in supply networks and how this role is facilitated by the procurement function. Design/methodology/approach The paper...

...Christine Mary Harland; Louise Knight; Andrea S. Patrucco; Jane Lynch; Jan Telgen; Esmee Peters; Tünde Tátrai; Petra Ferk Purpose The procurement and supply of crucial healthcare products in the early stages of the COVID-19 emergency were chaotic. To prepare for future crises, we must be able...

... Conducted at the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study employs a hierarchical regression analysis on a multicountry survey of 190 procurement professionals, each responding from the perspective of their own subunit area of supply responsibility. Findings Both attentional disruption risk...

...Harri Lorentz; Anna Aminoff; Riikka Kaipia; Jagjit Singh Srai Purpose The study develops a structure for procurement digitalisation by identifying its context drivers, technology interventions and performance-inducing mechanisms and exploring the linkages between these variables. Design...

...Joanne Meehan; David J Bryde Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on a field-level examination of the adoption of sustainable procurement in social housing. It explores the role of regulation and procurement consortia in sustainable procurement. Design/methodology/approach...

... measures of supply chain performance outside of the procurement area. These factors could provide further insights to supply chain performance, and will be an interesting topic for future research. Practical implications – This study provides an extensive analysis of how the deployment of ERP systems...

...Patrik Jonsson; Mats Johansson; Alistair Brandon‐Jones; Sinéad Carey Purpose Whilst e‐procurement has significant potential to reduce the purchasing costs of an organisation, the realisation of these savings requires user compliance. The purpose of this paper is to examine the extent to which user...

...). Gap‐based and perceptions‐only approaches to measuring ISQ are tested and their respective benefits and limitations evaluated. Design/methodology/approach The internal service context used in this study is the provision of e‐procurement software, training, and user support in four organisations...

...Helen Walker; Christine Harland Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors influencing e‐procurement adoption in the United Nations (UN) system of organizations are examined. Design/methodology/approach This paper reports on an extended multi‐method case study of e‐procurement...

...Andrea Ordanini; Gaia Rubera Purpose This paper seeks to adopt a resource‐based approach to investigate the link between procurement capabilities, internet resources, and performance. It aims to cover two gaps in the operations management literature: the missing links between procurement...

.... Analysis of the impact of e‐business on supply chain strategy also examines three representative areas of supply chain management – procurement, customer relationship management, and fulfilment process. Findings E‐business systems deployment was also seen to act as a significant catalyst for each...