geographical distance between buyer and supplier impact on the efficacy of purchasing practices (i.e. strategic purchasing … analysis to test the varying effects of purchasing practices on operational performance. The authors split the sample to … compare potential differences in the efficacy of purchasing practices between buyers and suppliers through geographical …

/methodology/approach The hypotheses derived from key studies about strategic and advanced purchasing practices are tested with data from 156 … advanced practices. It was also concluded that strategic alignment – as well as the implementation of these advanced purchasing … practices – fosters the implementation of differentiation strategies based on quality, dependability and flexibility rather than …

manufacturing strategy with dissimilar purchasing practices. We discuss possible explanations for this unexpected result. … strategy types: Quality customizers, Caretakers and Timekeepers. We then use analysis of variance to compare the purchasing … practices of members of different manufacturing strategy groups. Results indicate that the size of the supply base and the …