... to the existing literature by outlining the different types of purchasing strategies and the external and internal factors that need to be considered to achieve strategic alignment and value creation in purchasing, and by classifying purchasing strategy types at the functional level based on empirical evidence...

...Juan A. Marin-Garcia; Jose A.D. Machuca; Rafaela Alfalla-Luque Supply chain (SC) adaptability, alignment and agility are dynamic capabilities that enable global SCs to respond to their changing business environments (Machuca et al., 2021). These capabilities can be defined as follows...

... sample. Design/methodology/approach Following a literature review, Triple-A SC variables (agility, alignment and adaptability) are conceptualized and a list of possible items is created for their measurement. An international 309 plant sample is used to validate the convergent and criterion...

... relationships, use of value‐added network services, and guidelines for digital signatures. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Alignment Channel relationships Electronic data interchange Implementation Logistics Supply‐chain management Another descriptive study by Lummus and Duclos (1995) provides...