Purpose – Purchasing has emerged as a key source of competitive advantage. This paper aims to explore how different purchasing strategies are connected to complex supply relationships and to the goal of purchasing. Design/methodology/approach – The study draws on the literature on industrial...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the key capabilities required in supply net management. Design/methodology/approach – Uses the Management Capability Framework to break down supply net management into different modes and identify capabilities required in them. Findings –...