Guest editorial: Impact of COVID-19 on strategic sourcing decisions and business performance

Bag, Surajit; Kilbourn, Peter J.; Wood, Lincoln C.; Giannakis, Mihalis

doi:10.1108/jgoss-05-2023-113

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“…The restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 have impacted IS largely through obstructions in the transportation of goods (Bag et al, 2022;Glas et al, 2021). Under such circumstances, studies have investigated the future of sourcing strategies after the pandemic (Remko, 2020;van Hoek and Dobrzykowski, 2021;Shah et al, 2022;Bag et al, 2023). For example, Handfield et al (2022) offer an immunity framework for COVID-19 responses in medical and healthcare supply chain systems.…”

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Navigating supply chain disruptions: a purchasing portfolio matrix analysis of Chinese manufacturing SMEs in the context of COVID-19

Han,

Tian,

Chong

et al. 2023

IJOPM

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets with an updated Purchasing Portfolio Matrix (PPM) specifically for international sourcing. This data-driven PPM matrix is designed to provide a dynamic and process perspective that can help SMEs survive the disruptions caused by emergency situations such as the global COVID-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThis research reports on qualitative interviews with experienced informants from 15 SMEs in the manufacturing industry. The authors follow process-based research using a combination of retrospective and real-time case study approaches to gradually unveil the dynamics in segmentation and sourcing strategies in the international sourcing context during the COVID-19 pandemic.FindingsThe findings reveal the dynamics of segmentation and international sourcing strategies during global disruptions and unpack the underlying logic behind the dynamics that is specific to SMEs in emerging economies.Originality/valueExisting literature on PPM predominantly focuses on static and normal sourcing circumstances. This paper addresses this gap by adopting a dynamic approach to study how sourcing strategies of SMEs from emerging economies evolve in a highly volatile environment from an international sourcing perspective.

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