Shi, Y; Wu, F; Chu, L K; Sculli, D; Xu, Y H - In: Journal of the Operational Research Society 62 (2011) 11, pp. 1958-1970
Procurement is a critical supply chain management function that is susceptible to risk, due mainly to uncertain customer demand and purchase price volatility. A procurement approach in the form of a portfolio that incorporates the common procurement means is proposed. Such means include...