Original scientific paper Most organizations today are increasingly influenced by competition and global markets due to advancements in information technology and economic globalization. Developments in information technology and increasing competitiveness are led to shorter product life cycles, increase rate of product obsolescence, growth of high-quality products and introduction of new produ...

The food industry and its supply chains have significant sustainability implications. Effective supply chain management requires careful consideration of multiple tiers of partners, especially with respect to sustainability issues. Firms increasingly approach their sub-suppliers to drive compliance with social and environmental efforts. A number of complexities make subsupplier management more ...

Communication in Supplier Relationships: The Case of Finnish Sourcing in China Objective of the study The objective of the study was to research the supplier relationship management in a case company from the perspective of business communication. The case company was a Finnish buyer organization and its supplier was a Chinese company in the health food industry. The study evaluated their relat...

Supplier development involves the customer firm's support of a deficient supplier in a channel. This research examines the relationship between supplier development, improvements and the support of the customer firm's competitive strategy with the resource-based view and the relational view as theoretical explanatory perspectives. The results show that appropriate supplier development activitie...

In response to the increasing competition, organizations are working towards cost cutting, especially in the areas of procurement, plant operations and primary distribution. In order to reduce costs, managing vendor relationship is critical. The philosophy of Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) addressed interactions with the third party participation in a supply chain with the aim of improv...

This research examines the relationship between antecedents of supplier integration and supply management performance. A conceptual model has been developed based on the literature on strategic supply management skills, supplier integration, the perceived status of supply management, and supply management performance. To test the model a survey interview was conducted to obtain primary data fro...

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WORK EXPERIENCE Supply management consultant. 2006-present Supply management consultant with large and small businesses. Prior customers include Commerce City Surplus Supply and Hoof-Wraps. Currently engaged in a supply management education program with a $5B construction distribution company Services include: • Procure to pay business process reengineering • Site visits to assist with supplier...

words) This bibliography is intended to provide a resource for those interested in gaining an introduction to the area of service quality management systems. Service quality management systems are concerned with optimizing the customer-supplier quality relationship TO the benefit of both parties. That is, by meeting and exceeding the customers' expectations, the supplier may gain a competitive ...