... topics germane to defense, government, commercial and non-profit interests. Outside of defense, SCM is defined by the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP, 2019) as: […] the planning and management of all activities involved in sourcing and procurement, conversion, and all...

...Garrett Lane Cohee; Jeff Barrows; Rob Handfield Purpose Each year, the US defense industry outsources nearly $400 bn of domestic goods and services through competitive bids. These procurement activities are quite often complex and specialized in nature because of a highly regulated federal...

...Karen A.F. Landale; Rene G. Rendon; Timothy G. Hawkins Purpose The purpose of this research is to explore the effects of supplier selection method on key procurement outcomes such as procurement lead time (PLT), supplier performance and buyer team size. Design/methodology/approach Data were...