...Pralay Pal; Bimal Kumar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a “trait based approach” for vendor selection and evaluation for expensive procurements in large businesses through a simple and easy‐to‐use mathematical model using safety, quality, delivery and cost criteria. Design...

...Marloes J.T. Claassen; Arjan J. van Weele; Erik M. van Raaij Purpose The purpose of this paper is to seek to investigate performance outcomes of vendor managed inventory (VMI) from a buyer's perspective and enablers for its successful application. Design/methodology/approach Structural...

... logistics Vendors Decision‐support systems According to a recent study, reverse logistics is one of the 21 top warehousing trends in the twenty‐first century (Brockmann, 1999). Along with the forward supply chain the organization needs to consider the impact of reverse logistics. Reverse...

...Andrew Blatherwick Considers the concept of vendor‐managed inventory (VMI). Reviews its success since it was first implemented by Wal‐Mart and K‐Mart. Asserts that although a number of factors make the efficient operation of VMI difficult, the process is still relevant to supply chain management...