...PohLean Chuah; Wai Peng Wong; T. Ramayah; M. Jantan Purpose This paper aims to examine the relationships among supplier management practices, organizational context and supplier performance. The contexts selected for supplier management practices are economics transactional practices and high...

...Norman P. Archer; Kun Liao; Paul Hong Purpose The purpose of this article is to address critical issues on how a global enterprise establishes an effective supply network. The example of a Japanese firm operating in China illustrates a supplier portfolio entry model that has not previously been...

...Reza Mohammady Garfamy Purpose Management accounting contains several techniques such as total cost of ownership (TCO) that provide necessary information related to supply issues for supplier evaluation and selection purposes. However, it is not clear whether these techniques should be applied...

... implementation (QRI), and relationships within the supply chain. Design/methodology/approach Face‐to‐face interviews were undertaken with 33 Scottish suppliers. Findings Results indicate that less than a third of the companies surveyed in Scotland had implemented AR/QRI systems and that many supply chain...

... Suppliers Partners Selection For the purposes of our research, we define a partnership to be any interorganizational relationship, such as an alliance, consortium, joint venture and so on. We observe that the academic literature is rife with formal definitions for these categories of partnership...

...Nelson Oly Ndubisi; Muhamad Jantan; Loo Cha Hing; Mat Salleh Ayub Purpose It is a general belief that using the right strategy for supplier selection and management will ensure the right suppliers who will adequately support the manufacturer to be flexible enough to meet customers' needs...

...W.K. Poon; K.H. Lau In response to on‐going global business pressure, the supply chain management of Motorola Semiconductors Hong Kong Limited has imposed a “value challenge” programme to bring in excellence from outside suppliers to increase a purchase’s contribution. Through the changes of supply...

... of the registration process. ‘…There was a tendency for employees to view the QS 9000 implementation process as just another “flavor of the month” movement initiated by management…’ Case studies Certification Implementation Motor industry Suppliers Supply chain ABC Automotive, Inc. with 1996...

... Suppliers Supply chain There are big prizes to be won by entering into supply chain“partnerships” with customers and suppliers – this is the key finding of a European‐wide study commissioned by the Coca‐Cola Retail Research Group Europe. The prizes include increased sales, reduced logistics costs...

... just what is meant by the term partnering: Float Information technology Motorola Inc Partnering Purchasing Suppliers Treasury management Trust To manage a business is to balance a variety of needs and goals, and this requires multiple objectives[ 1 ]. Drucker might also have...