The study presented here examines how public procurement agencies address establishing
and maintaining competitive markets; a topic still in its academic infancy. Cases are used to …

The current literature has investigated the direct relationship between collaborative
innovation networks and new product performance, but the results are inconsistent. This …

The risk thematic is not new in management, but it is a recent and growing subject in supply
chain management. Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) plays a major role in …

Sustainability positioning is essential for firms that operate in highly competitive
environments, as businesses are increasingly being evaluated in terms of their sustainable …

Together with numerous benefits that were brought about by the transition from the silo
enterprise perspective towards the process-based supply chain view of contemporary …

Due to increasing turbulence in global sales and supply markets, today's supply chains are
exposed to numerous risks. Companies have discovered that a systematic management of …

Firms' performance in their new product development (NPD) is believed to be positively
related with involving suppliers in the process of new product development, and also with …

Quantifying uncertainty during risk analysis has become an important part of effective
decision-making and health risk assessment. However, most risk assessment studies …

The study considers samples from the South African engineering companies who are
strategic suppliers to mining and minerals industry and further explores the uncertainties …

The increased competition in the global market has obliged firms to maintain high customer
service levels while at the same time, to reduce cost and maintain profit margins [1]. The …