Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the existing barriers to the slow adoption of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle Costing (LCC) in construction, and the main responsible actors. Design/methodology/approach – The research design is based on a two-phase approach....

Purpose: This paper provides a comprehensive risk management framework for buyer-supplier relationships where the buyer has the status of a preferred customer with the supplier. Design/methodology/approach: Empirical evidence is offered with a case study on a large multinational organization in...

The paper addresses supplier selection in the public procurement sector. The motivation is providing a decision-making tool that mimics the intuitive behavior of the public tender committee in evaluating the bid according to predefined (quantitative and qualitative) criteria by a strict and...

Purpose This paper aims to investigate factors and weaknesses influencing university–industry interactions diffusion and success by focusing on the research services initiatives because there are limited studies in literature focusing on this specific form of interaction between the two...

Purpose – This paper aims to propose the framework of a decision support system (DSS) to select the optimal number of suppliers that are candidate to join a supply chain network. Design/methodology/approach – The DSS bases the decision on the cost evaluation of the transaction among the...