Marktpreisrisiken von industriellen Verbrauchsgütern oder, nach Gutenberg (1983) und Heinen (1992), Repetierfaktoren waren schon immer ein zentrales Thema in der wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Diskussion. Eine zunehmende Intensität von Marktpreisrisiken, wie sie in den letzten Jahren beobachtet...

Purpose – To cope with the increasing challenges of globalisation, various manufacturing companies have established intra-company manufacturing networks. The purpose of this paper is to link the strategic network targets (i.e. accessibility, thriftiness represented by economies of scale and...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is both to provide an overview of existing knowledge pertaining to the management of price risks in manufacturing companies from an operations management (OM) perspective and to establish an agenda for future research. Risks related to the purchase prices of...