The goal is to manage the key value‐added processes from the “suppliers' supplier to the customers' customer.” Such end …‐tier suppliers. Efforts at this level continued to stall because the leverage dynamics of the supply chain was very different as … smaller, second‐tier suppliers were engaged and encouraged to adopt the new quality standard.  …

Purpose – Evaluating and selecting the best among the offers provided by various suppliers is a complex problem that … clusters. The aim of this paper is to present a comprehensive method for the evaluation and selection of suppliers' offers in …

an effective benchmarking tool to assist managers in making decisions regarding current and prospective suppliers based … the necessary data from current and potential suppliers needed to construct the Bayesian networks. Practical implications …

improvement programme. The resulting supplier association programme involved around 50 key suppliers across eight product category …

place and evaluate the risks associated with suppliers. Design/methodology/approach – For this analysis two methodologies … shows that strategic co-operations between shipyards suppliers are essential for improved supply chain performance since … also integrate supplier selection under the supply chain. Managers can acquire reliable information about those suppliers …