Supplier selection is a multicriteria problem which includes both qualitative and quantitative
factors. In order to select the best suppliers it is necessary to make a trade off between these …

Little attention is given in the literature to decisions on the appropriate selection of suppliers,
and on assigning order quantities to these suppliers, in the case of multiple sourcing, with …

Identifies three schools of thought within the broad just‐in‐time (JIT) sourcing literature
which are labelled as the “advocate”,“pragmatic” and “sceptic” schools. The former group …

Supply Chain Strategies demonstrates how organizations must take strategic decisions in
order to manage their supply chains to sustain competitiveness in the global economy …

Develops the concept of time‐based competitive strategies within the context of supply‐
chain management. Explores the current interest in supplier integration as a source of …

This handbook is a comprehensive reference source designed to help professionals
address organizational issues from the application of the basic principles of management to …

Purpose–Supply chain performance is two‐dimensional: efficiency and effectiveness. The
purpose of this paper is to further define and explore the demarcation between supply chain …

Tackling the logistical, planning, and managerial challenges that companies face, the third
edition of this bestselling reference addresses the increased importance of strategy issues in …

Supply chain management is emerging as one of the most powerful logistics management
concepts for improving performance across the entire logistics network. Companies that …

Examines the vendor evaluation and selection models developed by many researchers
during the past ten years. Some of these models are very simple and intuitive but some of …