There are several factors which affect a firm’s ability to successfully integrate internally and externally for organizational improvement. This study seeks to understand the relationship between a firm’s strategy, its supply chain integration efforts, and firm performance. Leveraging the...

The main theme of Strategic Supply Chain Management (SSCM) is not limited to the use of a supply chain as a process to deliver goods and materials to right place, as its scope is extended to elevate strategic position of a firm by strengthening its overall business performance. In this way,...

Strategic Supply Chain Management (SSCM) creates competitive advantage for firms by balancing downward cost pressures and the need for efficiency, with effective means to manage the demands of market-driven service requirements and the known risks of routine supply chain failures. This research...

Business survival remains the point of discussion among the policymakers, researchers, and regulators around the world since the emergence of COVID pandemic. The present study intends to evaluate the role of strategic skills and competencies in SMEs survival during the COVID-19. SMEs operating...

Christian Baier empirically investigates the alignment-performance link in PSM. His findings provide clear guidance to practitioners on how to design their purchasing strategies and practices to achieve maximum alignment and thus effectively contribute to the firm's competitive advantage. Dr....

Foreword In today's markets, companies face ever growing international competition, radical technological change, and increasingly demanding customers. These developments force managers to focus on core competencies and result in decreasing in-house val- add across industries. Adequate supplier...