... are then determined using the relative importance as the weights. Supplier selection criteria are ranked using their aggregate weighted loss scores. The provider with the lowest loss score should be chosen. Findings Product quality is the most significant of the five criteria: product quality, production...

...Dilupa Nakandala; Henry Lau; Jingjing Zhang Purpose – All along the length of the supply chain, fresh food firms face the challenge of managing both product quality, due to the perishable nature of the products, and product cost. The purpose of this paper to develop a method to assist logistics...

... that product quality was predicted by differentiation strategy, but not cost leadership strategy. However, the effect of differentiation on quality was moderated by cost leadership whereby the higher the cost leadership, the stronger the effect. Research limitations/implications The small sample size which...

... and software. Consumer behaviour Corporate image Customers Design Image Product design Product quality Service User satisfaction Thirty years ago, most companies viewed image in one of three ways. For many it was deemed irrelevant; for some a dominant styling criterion, but essentially...