Purpose – This study aims to examine the quality of the extant supply chain management (SCM) research which has utilized a grounded theory (GT) approach. The purpose of this research is to better understand the current state of the field, by introducing and highlighting the distinctions...

The pharmaceutical sector in China is an attractiveprospect. According to China´s National Bureauof Statistics, the number of individuals participatingin a basic medical care system increasedfrom slightly below 18 million peoplein 1997, to more than 94 million in 2002. Yet alarge potential...

Initiatives to improve relationships with key suppliers are under way in many companies. One important decision relating to the design and administration of strategic supplier relationships is which concept to apply when measuring their performance. The relationships with strategic suppliers are...