coverage can be extended to assist their SME suppliers. While such support is beneficial to the suppliers, an issue arises … regarding the motivation of the large buyers to join and support the SME suppliers. In practice, SMEs are often attractive but … riskier sources of supply. Supporting SME suppliers through the financial guarantee may bring even more risk concern to buyers …

This article explores the issue of managing green procurement at the level of small and medium-sized enterprises in … developing countries. Green procurement remains a relatively new trend for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Therefore … procurement affects the competitiveness of an enterprise, its economic indicators, the environment and society. The data collected …

implies that transaction costs as part of total costs of ownership carry a large weight in procurement decisions. An analysis …

This paper investigates the relationship between supplier development and procurement performance in the public sector … development and procurement performance. Using cross-sectional data collected from 179 public procuring entities, the main … findings of the study are two-fold. Firstly, the relationship between supplier development and procurement performance in …

. There is a strong relationship between procurement and traceability. Procurement is related to the food industry and halal …