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Procurement

About: Procurement is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 25669 publications have been published within this topic receiving 334145 citations.


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TL;DR: The first half of the sustainable consumption research exchange network (SCORE!) as mentioned in this paper focused mainly on developed economies, and here they propose to differentiate between measures that fit with mainstream beliefs and paradigms.

298 citations

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TL;DR: The supermarket revolution is spreading faster in China than anywhere else in the world as discussed by the authors, and supermarket managers face several unique challenges: average farm size is small and farmers are not well organized.
Abstract: The supermarket revolution is spreading faster in China than anywhere else in the world. Supermarket sales are growing by 30-40% per year, 2-3 times faster than in other developing regions. This development has been driven by factors shared by other developing countries as well as by China-specific policies. It presents opportunities for Chinese agricultural producers to diversify into activities with higher income prospects, and for procurement systems to move into dealing directly with farmers. However, supermarket managers face several unique challenges: average farm size is small and farmers are not well organised. Hence, the whole supply chain must be upgraded, and government agricultural policy and rural development programmes have an important role in this.

297 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors model the bidding for a government contract in which there is imperfect competition and each bidder is better informed about his own costs than either his rival bidders or the government.

293 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors adopt the opposing theoretical views of legitimacy - institutional and strategic - in evaluating firm performance and top management commitment as antecedents to green procurement and green supplier development.
Abstract: This study adopts the opposing theoretical views of legitimacy - institutional and strategic - in evaluating firm performance and top management commitment as antecedents to green procurement and green supplier development. Additionally, the impact of green procurement and green supplier development on supplier performance is analysed. Using a sample of western European companies, we develop a structural equation model to test our hypotheses. We find that the buying firm's market performance positively relates to the adoption of green procurement. While financial performance has no effect on green procurement, top management commitment is found to be an important driver of both green procurement and green supplier development. Moreover, the relationship between green procurement and supplier performance is fully mediated by green supplier development. The paper addresses a research gap concerning firm-level antecedents for green procurement and green supplier development showing that both practices may impact supplier performance. Furthermore, it is shown that legitimacy concerns drive basic green procurement, whereas top management is decisive for advanced practices, such as green supplier development. © 2013 Taylor & Francis.

293 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the problems encountered in trying to integrate supply chains in the UK construction industry and set these problems in the context of the extensive literature on supply chain management and partnering.
Abstract: Purpose – To empirically investigate the problems encountered in trying to integrate supply chains in the UK construction industry and to set these problems in the context of the extensive literature on supply chain management and partnering.Design/methodology/approach – A brief review of current supply chain issues in the construction industry is provided. Three case studies of leading construction clients were carried out and these included public and private organisations from different sectors of the economy, public transport, information and communications technology and vehicle manufacturing. A large number of interviews were conducted with the various clients, their main contractors and key subcontractors and suppliers.Findings – The findings reveal that the large number of supply chain partners and the significant level of fragmentation limit the levels of integration that are achievable. The interplay of environmental and procurement related factors renders the realisation of truly integrated sup...

290 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
20231,696
20223,449
20211,142
20201,363
20191,503
20181,423