Supply chain scholars have begun to recognize the institutional influences on supply chains, yet scarce attention has been directed towards the fact that global supply chains often comprise different institutions. This omission represents a severe shortcoming because the understanding of what...

Purpose: Sales and procurement are the main boundary spanning functions of an organization - each with a specific focus and partly different views and objectives. They are often considered as two sides of a coin that struggle with one another for relative competitive advantage. The...

Dieses Buch stellt wissenschaftliche Fortschritte in den Bereichen Einkauf, Materialwirtschaft, Supply Chain Management und Logistik vor. Es ist zugleich Tagungsband des in Kooperation mit der Universität Mannheim digital durchgeführten 14. Wissenschaftlichen Symposiums "Supply Management“...