Strategic Supply Management Research Articles

Overview of Strategic Supply Management of Oxygen for COVID- 19 Pandemic Patient Care in Sri Lanka

The immensurable COVID-19 pandemic has a ceaseless destabilizing effects on health systems, economies, and societies around the world. Total number of 671,756 positive cases have been reported in the country and 654,910 of them have recovered from the disease with 16,808 number of deaths out of the population of 21.8 million up to December 2022. Immense burden to the health system and heavy death rate was reported during the 3rd wave for which mainly the delta variant of COVID virus was responsible. Total number of 491,508 patients and 14375 number of deaths as well as nearly 3500 Oxygen dependent patients were managed per day in ICU, HDU, and inward set up using Oxygen concentrator, bi-pap and c -pap machine during 3rd wave. During this period, Ministry of Health had been urged to reassess its hospital surge capacity in relation to predicted COVID patient load. Based on that, the increasing COVID-19 surge has warranted the rapid hospital facilities expansion in every aspect especially in facilities for Oxygen therapy. Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka had to develop strategies for Medical Oxygen management to fulfill its rising demand. All those interventions were focused to improve the accessibility and availability of medical oxygen while preventing irrational use and wastage of Oxygen. The ultimate goal of spending such cost was to prevent morbidity and mortality due to poor access of oxygen. To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of medical oxygen gas utilization, it was important to monitor the capacity improvement and supply process.

Drivers of Sustainable supply chain for sustainable development in industry

This analysis explores the different elements that constitute sustainable supply chains used by companies as genre on the road to sustainable development across different industries. The analysis of a body of literature and empirical data is carried out by a critical objective to determine the fundamental aspects of sustainability practices. The research suggests that we should have the necessary knowledge of these drivers for the stage to be raised of the environmental responsibility, social equity and economic development. Strategies are detailed to enable stakeholders throughout industries in adopting sustainable supply chain methods. Through this process, the long-term resilience of supply chains and the sustainability of the profitable position are promoted. The results are of this type, clarifying the crucial role of sustainable supply chain in reaching the global sustainability targets and promoting sustainability model for the companies and societies all over the world. Through this research we strive to add to the already established supplies chain management literature and aid the change process management in the pursuit of sustainable development in the different industries. Result of the cocreation with this domain has brought up meaningful implications to the literature. One of the new concepts we are proposing is a dynamic setting for a three-level model serving as a tactical plan for strategic sustainable supply management. Our study has contributed a theoretical framework that distinguishes practical facts of supply chain management and is for the purposes of future research and appraisals in terms of UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals

Formation of manufacturers' supply management capability: The knowledge‐based view

AbstractAcknowledging the pivotal strategic importance of external suppliers in obtaining competitive advantages underscores the necessity for manufacturers to bolster their supply management capabilities. This involves meticulously structuring, developing, and efficiently managing the supply base to ensure alignment of suppliers with the manufacturing processes and business objectives, consequently generating value and enhancing market competitiveness. The processes of acquiring, assimilating, transforming, and exploiting pertinent supply chain knowledge are vital for continuously bridging the gap between the current knowledge and the complex requirements of supply management, consequently strengthening the purchasing department's supply management capabilities. Strategic purchasing orientation commits more strategic resources to the purchasing department, allowing manufacturers to access and assimilate a broader spectrum of knowledge within the supply network. Grounded in the knowledge‐based view, our research delves into the development process of supply management capabilities, examining the influence of strategic purchasing orientation and absorptive capacity. Through hierarchical regression analysis of data from 395 manufacturers, our findings reveal that a pronounced strategic purchasing orientation significantly enhances absorptive capacity, thereby facilitating the development of supply management capabilities. Additionally, our study identifies distinct mediating roles of potential and realized absorptive capacities in the relationship between strategic purchasing orientation and supply management capability. This research offers a novel perspective on the development of supply management capabilities, providing valuable insights for manufacturers to address the complexities of supply management by narrowing the knowledge gap. Key words: supply management capability; absorptive capacity; strategic purchasing orientation.

The effect of strategic supply management on operational and innovation performance: the mediating role of external supply resources mobilization

PurposeBased on the resource orchestration perspective, this study aims to explore whether and how strategic supply management (SSM) affects firms’ operational performance (OP) and innovation performance (IP).Design/methodology/approachSurvey data comprising 404 valid responses are collected from traditional manufacturing firms in China. Confirmatory factor analysis confirms the reliability and validity of the measures. Structural equation modeling and bootstrapping are used to test all hypotheses.FindingsSSM improves firms’ OP and IP. Furthermore, supply base resource mobilization (SBRM) and supply market resource mobilization (SMRM) have partial mediating effects on the relationships. SBRM has a greater effect on OP, while SMRM has a greater effect on IP. In addition, these two types of resource mobilization form different mediating paths between SSM and firm performance, and environmental uncertainty positively moderates this relationship.Originality/valueWith the development of national innovation strategies such as the “Made in China 2025” plan, the Chinese manufacturing industry aims to move from low-cost manufacturing to innovative and high-quality manufacturing. The study’s findings further emphasize the role of purchasing and supply management in external resource management. In addition to demonstrating the differential effects of heterogeneous resource mobilization on OP and IP, different mediation pathways through external resources mobilization are identified in the relationship between SSM and firm performance.

Strategic supply management and mechanism choice in government debt auctions: An empirical analysis from the Philippines

We examine bond auctions in the Philippines by using bid data from around 500 Treasury auctions. The Philippines features a strategic auctioneer who uses both discriminatory and uniform-price auctions, and actively manages supply. Here, discriminatory auctions generate lower borrowing costs, at the expense of concentrating awards among fewer bidders. We observe that the decision to restrict supply is driven by borrowing cost and strength of demand. Bidders adjust for winner’ s curse by submitting bids with higher yield spreads in response to higher volatility and more competitors. Though bidder heterogeneity exists, average auction profits do not significantly differ across bidder types.

A procurement-based classification of pharmaceutical supplies for diabetes disease management.

Background and AimsDiabetes is among the most prevalent noncommunicable chronic diseases globally and carries a substantial expense in worldwide health care. Pharmaceutical supplies related to diabetes management account for 20%–40% of the disease's management cos, and this percentage continues to increase. This study examines the pharmaceutical expenses associated with one of the most common chronic diseases: diabetes. Specifically, we measure the extent to which patient health and demographic factors drive the annual cost of pharmaceutical supplies for diabetes management. Second, the study applied a procurement‐centric classification scheme to pharmaceutical items involved in diabetes treatment.MethodsData on 98,648 pharmaceutical‐dispensing transactions (related to 2828 patients) over 1 year were collected from a specialized diabetes health center. Pharmaceutical prices from the sample were compared internationally to ensure that the findings apply to other countries. The association between the item cost and the number of unique patients prescribed pharmaceutical products was estimated at the category and subcategory levels.ResultsApproximately 80% of total pharmaceutical expenditures were attributed to 20% of patients. Two of 20 pharmaceutical categories—anti‐diabetes drugs and insulin—accounted for 34% of products dispensed and 57% of total pharmaceutical expenditures. Age, body mass index, and diabetes type were essential factors in predicting supply cost per patient.ConclusionApplying the portfolio purchasing model also suggested that some clinically similar items, like insulin types, are best procured through divergent procurement strategies or vendors for optimal cost efficiency. A better understanding of the diverse array of diabetes supplies can reveal opportunities for better strategic supply management. This supply classification approach can also be applied in other supply‐intensive specialties, such as orthopedics.

Strategic supplier management: from contractual models to engagement partnerships

Strategic supplier management: from contractual models to engagement partnerships

THE IMPACT OF INVENTORY CONTROL PRACTICES ON COST REDUCTION: THE CASE OF LEBANESE RETAIL COMPANIES

Inventory is a significant aspect in administration of items and services or other commodities that are kept in storage by companies and organizations. The research deals with four research variables which are vendor management inventory, lean practices, inventory management and strategic supplier management in their relation to the performance of retail companies. The research is based on the use of the mixed study approach, which aims at defining the effects of inventory control on cost reduction and operational performance of retail firms in Lebanon. The research addressed 123 respondents from the two companies. Also, the researcher has carried out six interviews with three managers from each of these two companies. The data was collected using Google forms, and then analyzed using SPSS. Descriptive analysis, inferential statistics and normality distributions were used to analyze the collected data, and the research has found a direct relationship between vendor inventory management, inventory stock taking, lean practices and strategic supplier relationships and the operational performance of the companies in question. The research recommended three new models to be implemented in further studies, and these models include the independent variables as a dependent variable. 

Strategic supplier management in nascent firms: an examination of how nascent firms improve customer attractiveness to obtain strategic supplier collaboration

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the activities that nascent firms undertake to improve customer attractiveness and gain collaborative commitment from strategic suppliers.Design/methodology/approachData from a grounded theory study consisting of 26 participants from 15 firms and a review of extant literature were used to develop a theoretical model that explains how a nascent firm increases its customer attractiveness to elicit commitment and collaboration from strategic suppliers.FindingsThe authors find that social capital, born of close social ties and social history, enhances the effectiveness of a nascent firm's relationship-building practices. This counteracts a supplier's collaborative risk and consequently increases the nascent firm's customer attractiveness, thus enabling it to obtain strategic supplier collaborative commitment.Practical implicationsThis research helps managers by providing direction on what practices nascent firms pursue to gain strategic supplier resources and collaboration. Given the reality of resource constraints in nascent firms, it is suggested that this insight is essential to obtaining crucial external resources needed to survive and grow.Originality/valueExtant research on buyer–supplier collaboration is mostly confined to the context of mature firms and does not account for the unique inter-organizational relational challenges faced by nascent firms. This research uncovers the idiosyncrasies of supplier management in nascent firms, and elucidates on the actions that nascent firm managers take to gain supplier collaborative commitment.

Supply Chain Management and Logistics: An Editorial Approach for a New Era

Supply Chain Management and Logistics: An Editorial Approach for a New Era

Of barriers and bridges: Buyer–supplier relationships in health care

As the second largest expense category after labor, supply expense has received more strategic attention in recent years. Collaborative buyer-supplier relationships play a significant role in strategic supply chain management. In the health sector, however, buyer-supplier relationships are generally perceived as adversarial and distrusting. The aim of this study was to investigate the major buyer-supplier relationship barriers, with an emphasis on the role of the physician as a surrogate buyer in the hospital's procurement process. Semistructured interviews were conducted with informants from six health systems and five medical device manufacturers in the United States. Additional data were gathered through a focus group consisting of 10 senior-level physicians. A structured qualitative analysis identified important themes in buyer-supplier relationship factors. From the data, four major themes emerged regarding the barriers to collaborative buyer-supplier relationships: lack of information sharing, opportunistic pricing behavior, changing regulations, and physician-supplier alliances. Further investigation regarding the role of the physician in purchasing reveals triadic implications. The medical device market continues to exhibit strained buyer-supplier relationships. The physician's professional role in supply selection can undermine the hospital's strategic supply management efforts. Both buyers and suppliers need to exhibit more information transparency in order to develop collaborative relationships with at least a small number of strategic partners. Supply chain executives at hospitals need to play a more active role in facilitating the link between the hospital's physicians and suppliers. Alternatively, hospitals can provide physicians with substitute services to curb supplier influences on physician preferences.

Strategic Supplier Management: from contractual models to engagement partnerships

Strategic Supplier Management: from contractual models to engagement partnerships

STRATEGIC APPROACH TO PURCHASING PROCESS IN THE EUROPEAN MANUFACTURER OF ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

Purpose: The aim of the article it to reveal strategic behaviours of the European manufacturer of electronic products undertaken in the face of world-wide price practices driven by semiconductor business which bring down the competitiveness of European manufacturers of electronic products. Methodology: Case study conducted in the European manufacturer of electronic products based on in-depth interview with purchasing manager having the experience in electronic industry. Findings: Excellence in strategic supply management is crucial to compete in electronic industry under the strong pressure of Far East competitors. On the one hand tough and coordinated work of procurement, R&D and quality departments is necessary. It is critical to understand how semiconductor business drives the price policy and set up against the adequate procurement policy. On the other hand being close to the market with the ability of fast customer’s requirements fulfilment with flexible and highly automated production gives the real chance to compete with Far East competitors. Implications: To encourage European manufacturers of electronic products to revise procurement policy and to investigate if semiconductor companies’ price practices impair their competitiveness.

Canopy development and grain yield of dryland wheat is modified by strategic nitrogen supply and stubble management

Abstract Yield in dryland wheat could be improved through a better understanding of crop responses to no-till (NT), stubble retention and nitrogen (N). Field experiments were established at Roseworthy and Karoonda in South Australia to evaluate wheat crop responses to contrasting tillage systems, different amounts of stubble and N timing. Canopy development regulated grain yield. No-till crops produced more biomass compared with conventional tillage while large amounts of stubble (5 t ha−1) reduced biomass at harvest compared with both moderate amounts of stubble (2.5 t ha−1) and bare ground. The application of N at sowing produced large vegetative biomass compared with delayed N supply. However, delayed N supply allowed more rapid accumulation of biomass between stem elongation and flowering, the critical period for yield determination in wheat. Crop growth rate during this period positively correlated with grain number (R = 0.44) but negatively with tiller numbers (R = 0.66). Grain yield declined with the retention of more than moderate amounts of stubble, irrespective of whether the stubble was applied as mulch or left standing; similarly, additional stubble did not improve water conservation benefits. Results demonstrate that the strategic supply of N under stubble retention can increase crop growth rate during the critical period between stem elongation and flowering.

Key dimensions of value creation ability of supply management

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the dimensions of supply management that may contribute to its ability to create value. Based on previous literature, this study proposes that key supplier management (KSM), the strategic level of supply management and supplier relationship management (SRM) capabilities can be supply management factors that significantly influence its ability to create value.Design/methodology/approachThe issue is examined using survey data collected in Finland, and the concepts are tested using regression analysis.FindingsThe results show that KSM, the strategic level of supply management and SRM capabilities are significant dimensions of value creation in supply management. The findings support the contemporary understanding of value in which firms endeavour to create value for the company, its customers and its suppliers.Originality/valuePreviously, value creation has received minor attention in supply chain management research. Although previous research clearly shows that strategic supply management plays a significant role in firms’ competitiveness and performance, its role and potential in value creation have been less studied. Thus, this study contributes by empirically examining the factors affecting the ability of a firm’s supply management to create value.

Achieving efficiency and effectiveness in Purchasing and Supply Management: Organization design and outsourcing

As a function with a strategic role, Purchasing and Supply Management (PSM) needs to continuously find ways to improve its efficiency and effectiveness. One potential way to specifically addressing efficiency targets is to outsource parts of the purchasing process. While outsourcing remains one of the most prevalent business practices in various areas, many businesses fail to realize the benefits anticipated from their outsourcing initiatives. Research reports that one major reason for these outsourcing challenges lies in the design of the focal organization. In this paper, we take an organization design view to outsourcing in the PSM context. Based on a multi-year case study from 2010 to 2013 at a global chemical and pharmaceutical company, we elaborate how the organizational design of the PSM function relates to outsourcing opportunities in order to increase efficiency and effectiveness by allocating internal resources to more value-adding activities. The case illustrates how an activity-based organizational design of PSM can support outsourcing of some parts of the purchasing process.

Supply management and family business: A review and call for research

Family-owned enterprises dominate global business, generating 70–90% of the world's gross domestic product. Existing management research has validated that family businesses often behave differently than non-family businesses, primarily by focusing on idiosyncratic non-economic goals that are not typically assessed in traditional business research. Extant supply management literature has yet to investigate the influences of family business, thus overlooking a potential significant source of variation in our research as well as limiting our managerial relevance. The objective of this paper is to introduce supply management scholars to family business, including its prominence and unique characteristics. Applying socioemotional wealth as a theoretical lens, we develop a research agenda from existing supply management and family business literature by offering propositions for future research where family business influences may permeate contemporary supply management topics including strategic supply management, sourcing strategy, supplier relationships, sustainability, risk, and e-procurement. In doing so, we provide an initial foundation for supply management scholars to both incorporate family business effects into research and launch new research streams. This is one of the first papers to our knowledge that introduces the field of family business to supply management scholars.

Modelling supply chain of rice, uncertainty factors and strategic supply management

Rice is the major staple food of India where the impact of technoenvironmental uncertainty factors like logistical problems, on time delivery, opportunistic behaviour, product specification, average lateness, on time governance mechanism, reduction in cost, degree of inconsistency, increase in knowledge flow between firms and climate change on agricultural ecosystems have been a matter of concern for food security in the present situation. In this research, influence of uncertainty factors on strategic supply management relevant to rice-based supply chain of Odisha has been reported with a objective to fill the gap by providing a framework addressing how to leverage uncertainty factors to improve supply chain performance. A model has been developed to analyse and access qualitative as well as quantitative measures and the impact of uncertainties on strategic supply management is tested. The present work has efficiently demonstrated the different techno-environmental uncertainties and its significance in strategic decision-making.

Modelling supply chain of rice, uncertainty factors and strategic supply management

Rice is the major staple food of India where the impact of technoenvironmental uncertainty factors like logistical problems, on time delivery, opportunistic behaviour, product specification, average lateness, on time governance mechanism, reduction in cost, degree of inconsistency, increase in knowledge flow between firms and climate change on agricultural ecosystems have been a matter of concern for food security in the present situation. In this research, influence of uncertainty factors on strategic supply management relevant to rice-based supply chain of Odisha has been reported with a objective to fill the gap by providing a framework addressing how to leverage uncertainty factors to improve supply chain performance. A model has been developed to analyse and access qualitative as well as quantitative measures and the impact of uncertainties on strategic supply management is tested. The present work has efficiently demonstrated the different techno-environmental uncertainties and its significance in strategic decision-making.

SUPPLY MANAGEMENT VERSUS VALUE OF ENTERPRISE

Main issue of this paper is to discuss the relationship of supply management with corporate strategy and value management. The starting point for the analysis is data survey concerning on the role of purchases in Polish enterprises conducted in 2008 and 2011 years. To assess the results of this survey it was introduced deductive approach based on literature review and were used some models like Porter's value chain, Norton's and Kaplan's strategy map and map of value drivers. Finally it was discussed, using EVA model, what is the influence of value drivers of supply management on final value of enterprise from strategic and operational perspective. Main issue is that paying too little attention by Polish managers to strategic supply management have detrimental effect on long term value creation of the enterprise.