Purpose: How do purchasing and supply management (PSM) practices create value for the business customers of a focal company? The purpose of this study is to approach the question by investigating the delivery of value over three tiers in the supply chain, that is, from suppliers to the focal...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to document the outcome of a global three‐year long supply chain improvement initiative at a multi‐national producer of branded sporting goods that is transforming from a holding structure to an integrated company. The case company is comprised of...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are expected to generate new innovations, as well as future growth and employment for the European economy. In the last two decades a large number of European manufacturing companies have offshored their production operations to low-cost countries...