Purpose The authors empirically examine purchasing strategy typologies based on strategic intent (i.e. competitive … strategies based on perceived uncertainty and strategic purchasing. Design/methodology/approach The authors utilize case study … the level of perceived environmental uncertainty, the characteristics of strategic purchasing, the use of relevant …

composed of purchasing strategic categories as a basis for purchasing portfolio models. Design/methodology/approach – An … international, cross‐industry survey has been designed to assess the characteristics and corresponding strategies of the purchasing … purchasing portfolio management and transaction cost economics (TCE) to empirically test the purchasing portfolio. In total, four …