International Journal of Operations & Production Management: Volume 26 Issue 2

A framework for assessing value chain agility

Patricia M. Swafford, Soumen Ghosh, Nagesh N. Murthy

To gain understanding of value chain (VC) agility in terms of value‐adding processes, this paper seeks to present a VC agility framework and then to develop the involved…

ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 standards: an international diffusion model

Frederic Marimon Viadiu, Martí Casadesús Fa, Iñaki Heras Saizarbitoria

In an economic environment characterized in recent years by globalization and the integration of economic processes, standardization in management systems has had a high growth…

Reverse e‐auctions and supplier‐buyer relationships: an exploratory study

R. Tassabehji, W.A. Taylor, R. Beach, A. Wood

Reverse e‐auctions are increasingly being used in business‐to‐business procurement and have been reported to yield significant price reductions for buyer firms. However, the…

Supplier performance and selection in China

Andrew Millington, Markus Eberhardt, Barry Wilkinson

This study aims to investigate the availability and performance of different types of supplier in China.

Exploring the barriers to the adoption of e‐auctions for sourcing

Janet L. Hartley, Michelle D. Lane, Edward A. Duplaga

To understand the differences in perceived barriers to e‐auctions both in US buying organizations that have adopted e‐auctions and in both those that have not.

Operations, Strategy, and Technology: Pursuing the Competitive Edge

Alison Smart