Table of contents
Mismatched strategies: the weak link in the supply chain?
Mick TamasFocuses on the failure of companies to align supply chain processes with corporate strategic goals. Presents results of research sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP and Stevens…
Business‐to‐business online auctions: key issues for purchasing process improvement
M.L. EmilianiDescribes the process for conducting downward price business‐to‐business online auctions over the Internet for direct material purchasing and presents common issues, process…
Purchasing organization involvement in risk assessments, contingency plans, and risk management: an exploratory study
George A. Zsidisin, Alex Panelli, Rebecca UptonPurchasing organizations use various strategies and techniques to minimize the chance and impact of detrimental events occurring in the supply base. Supply risk assessments are a…
The importance of congruence in implementing electronic data interchange systems
Rebecca Angeles, Ravinder NathExamines the importance of congruence between trading partners, along several dimensions, for the successful implementation of EDI networks. The results of a survey of 64 dyads…
Supply chain migration from lean and functional to agile and customised
C Martin, Denis R. TowillShows how the lean and agile paradigms may be selected according to marketplace requirements. These are distinctly different, since in the first case the market winner is cost…
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- Prof Beverly Wagner