Many executives are currently striving to develop world-class manufacturing operations to ensure that they remain competitive in increasingly global markets. To do this, they are adopting a range of practices, from organisational changes such as empowerment and teamwork to the use of techniques...

We describe the need for resilience in supply chains given the recent stream of disruptions that the world has experienced. Based on recent events, we identify different types of disruptions that have challenged the resilience of supply chains. Subsequently, we describe the different digital...

The aim of the research reported in this thesis is to gain understanding of globalsourcing practices of companies in the UK and to develop a framework to improvesourcing strategy implementation. This research was conducted by carrying outliterature review, analysis of case studies through...