... and Singh, 1998). The supply‐chain literature demonstrates that buyer firms’ direct involvement in supplier firms, by way of educational and developmental activities, has a positive effect on suppliers’ performance (Krause et al., 2000). Knowledge sharing permits the new knowledge development via...

...Brian Rigby Provides an overview of the uses and benefits in product development of early supplier involvement. Via a case study covers issues such as timing, identifying suppliers and tackling problems. On a recent requirement for an intelligent network, a revised procurement process...

...Leon A. Kappelman; Thomas C. Richards; Ray J. Tsai Provides an introduction to EDI for those managers who are new to the field and wish to know more about it. Covers what EDI is, how it works and the technology involved, and provides a comprehensive account of the development, implementation...

... advances in the logistics manager's function and responsibilities. The Role of the Logistics Manager/ Director Don Sutton As a result of the rapid development in microcomputers and software packages in the late 1980s logistics managers have had their attention firmly directed towards the immense...