Financial leverage, supply chain finance, and liquidity are three substantial features of overall firm performance. This study examines how financial leverage, supply chain finance, and liquidity affect a firm’s performance in Pakistan's cement, textile, sugar, and pharmaceutical sectors. The...

Christian Baier empirically investigates the alignment-performance link in PSM. His findings provide clear guidance to practitioners on how to design their purchasing strategies and practices to achieve maximum alignment and thus effectively contribute to the firm's competitive advantage. Dr....

Foreword In today's markets, companies face ever growing international competition, radical technological change, and increasingly demanding customers. These developments force managers to focus on core competencies and result in decreasing in-house val- add across industries. Adequate supplier...