The thesis goal – analysis of main difficulties of stocks supply to Lithuanian plants and presentation of possible … solutions acording to the experience and practice of supply management in foreign countries. The main goal of stocks supply is … to satisfy the needs of engineering by materials supply at the same time getting the greatest economical benefit. In the …

, the use of information technology, the perceived importance of the purchasing and supply management (PSM) function, and … do not evolve in isolation. Support factors for supplier alliances include purchasing’s accountability for their actions … the degree of participation in strategic purchasing activities. In addition, PSM engages in cost and price …

supplier selection in light of global supply chain disruptions and risk. Design/methodology/approach – The proposed tool is … consideration of each of these risk measures will affect the recommended solution/supply base. The model serves as a complement to … development of a decision support tool that offers supply risk mitigation when sourcing globally. Specifically, the tool allows …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically evaluate the effect of resources and capabilities in purchasing … and supply management (PSM) on operational performance. Specifically, to examine whether managers who neglect investments … suggest that the impact of supply base practices on operational performance is stronger in firms where more advanced PSM …

performance in the purchasing function. A study is made not only of whether this relationship exists, but also of the mediating … role played by both purchasing practices and the strategic integration of purchasing. Design …/methodology/approach – Statistical analyses of the data provided by 141 purchasing managers of medium and large Spanish companies in three industrial …

The Japanese practice of Kanban (Just‐in‐time – JIT), has won a lot of converts in recent times in the US and elsewhere … management philosophy on the large number of suppliers on whom depends the very survival of hundreds of JIT buyers are examined.  …

The just‐in‐time (JIT) purchasing system has been demonstrated as a mechanism to reduce inventory carrying cost and … improve the quality of incoming materials. One major limitation of the JIT purchasing system is that it demands a major change … in people′s attitudes and work habits. While leading an organisation towards the complete implementation of a JIT system …

internet tools are used throughout the phases in the purchasing process and, at the same time, whether the characteristics of … different stages of the buying process. However, the characteristics of purchasing situations (novelty, complexity, perceived … internet tools throughout the different phases in purchasing. Research limitations/implications – The results of this paper …

JIT purchasing, like many other trends in supply management, is not applicable to just any circumstances; rather, its …, variability and economic value of procured products – have been analysed and their effects on JIT purchasing implementation have … JIT purchasing have been distinguished: operational, relational, involvement, and quality practices. Results show that …