Vertical Integration and Supplier Finance [PDF]
AbstractThis paper studies access to finance by suppliers that are linked to a multinational enterprise. The theoretical framework consists of a property rights model featuring suppliers that are either vertically integrated or sell to the multinational at arm's length, which in turn affects the availability of different sources of credit.
Erasmus Kersting +2 more
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The key aspects of procurement in project management: investigating the effects of selection criteria, supplier integration and dynamics of acquisitions [PDF]
Paper aims This study aims to identify the key aspects of procurement in the Project Management context and their relation to project success. Particularly, the effects of selection criteria, supplier integration and the dynamics of acquisitions are ...
Rafael Rossi Buzzetto +2 more
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Early supplier integration in the US defense industry [PDF]
Purpose – Each year, the US defense industry outsources nearly $400 bn of domestic goods and services through competitive bids. These procurement activities are quite often complex and specialized in nature because of a highly regulated federal ...
Garrett Lane Cohee +2 more
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In the supplier evaluation process, companies focus on comparing performances. The literature offers various analysis methods, although the matrices used are often subjective and difficult to implement in practice. This article aims to develop an easily implementable model, aimed at meeting the company's need to identify suitable suppliers for ...
Andrea Payaro, Anna Rita Papa
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The influence of supplier integration and lean practices adoption on operational performance [PDF]
This study investigates the influence of supplier integration and lean practices on operational performance indicators: cost, quality, delivery, flexibility and speed of new products introduction. The proposed relationships are analyzed using survey data
Graziela dos Santos Bento +2 more
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Enhancing supplier integration through e-design and e-negotiation in small and medium enterprises
Background: The effects of globalisation, e-procurement and supply chain integration have become paramount to the success of supply chain management, especially to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in a developing country context such as South Africa ...
Jeremiah Madzimure
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Purpose: With rapid changes in technology and the globalisation of markets, firms, especially small to medium enterprises (SMEs), require support to adapt to technology and make use of e-procurement functions to develop competitive advantages ...
Jerimiah Madzimure +2 more
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Integration of Analytic Network Process and PROMETHEE in Supplier Performance Evaluation
Supplier performance evaluation is one of the important factors in the supply chain because it is one of the company's strategies for increasing customer satisfaction and also maintaining the company's services in meeting consumer demand.
Muhammad Alif Ihsan +2 more
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Early Supplier Integration: Assessing Supplier Innovation Ideas
For this paper, a benchmarking analysis was conducted to determine best practices for the evaluation and selection of supplier innovations as part of the purchasing process. All of the case companies analyze the quality of an innovation, but they do not evaluate the supplier proposing the innovation.
Janina Goldberg, Holger Schiele
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Supply chain integration and innovation performance of manufacturing firms: The moderating role of research and development investment intensity. [PDF]
This paper delves into the impact of supply chain integration on corporate innovation performance. Utilizing panel data from 1,038 manufacturing companies listed on China's A-shares stock market from 2012 to 2021, it analyzes how firms influence their ...
Juanmei Zhou, Jie Mei
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