Supply-management maturity, cost savings and purchasing absorptive capacity: Testing the procurement–performance link

Schiele, Holger

doi:10.1016/j.pursup.2007.10.002

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“…Strategic sophistication is implicit in these activities mirroring multiple dimensions of procurement maturity -planning, internal structure and status, embedded organisational processes, leadership and procurement controlling structures (Schiele, 2007), in comparison to lower levels of procurement maturity with goals commonly focused towards cost reduction (Reck and Long, 1988). In its current form, the social housing sector is relatively young.…”

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A field-level examination of the adoption of sustainable procurement in the social housing sector

Meehan

Bryde

2015

International Journal of Operations &Amp; Production Management

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on a field-level examination of the adoption of sustainable procurement in social housing. It explores the role of regulation and procurement consortia in sustainable procurement. Design/methodology/approach – The study employs a case study of the UK social housing sector and uses an online survey (n=116) of UK Housing Associations. Factor analysis identifies three parsimonious dimensions of sustainable procurement. Attitudinal data are analysed to explore the field-level adoption of sustainable procurement and the role of consortia. Findings – The results delineate sustainable procurement activities into three factors; direction setting, supplier-centric assurance and local socially oriented supply. High yet sup-optimal levels of sustainable procurement activity are revealed. Prevailing attitudes identify positive commitments to sustainable procurement at individual, organisational and sector levels. The value of network collaboration is identified. Tenants as critical stakeholders do not prioritise sustainable procurement creating challenge for inclusivity. Regulators are seen to a have low level of sustainable procurement knowledge and procurement consortia a high perceived knowledge. Research limitations/implications – Results provide insight into the effect of sustainable procurement policy, the role of regulators and network structures and consortia, raising issues around legitimacy, coopetition, stakeholder engagement, performance measurement, and functional/sectoral maturity. Social implications – The identification of the potential exclusion of tenants in sustainability debates is particularly significant to deliver social value. Originality/value – The relative newness of the social housing sector and its quasi-public sector status provides an original contribution to the consortia and sustainable procurement literatures.

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A field-level examination of the adoption of sustainable procurement in the social housing sector

Meehan

Bryde

2015

International Journal of Operations &Amp; Production Management

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“…Vertical boundaries are expanding, both mentally and physically: Interfunctional teams can replace vertical hierarchies, other options are networks linking traditional functions (Hirschhorn & Gilmore, 1992). One area of special interest for vertical boundary structures is the chain of purchasing and supply management (PSM) where the relation with the supplier entails selection, evaluation, and development (Schiele, 2007).…”

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The Definition of Firm Boundaries and Its Impact on Sustainability

Salazar¹,

Guzmán²

2017

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The way in which the boundaries of a firm are defined also determines its responsibilities. Besides the firm's goals of profitability and survival, there are implications beyond its physical boundaries, such as sustainability. There are several definitions of the boundaries of a firm, each one with its own implications. Considering external resources related to the firm may allow decision makers to take responsibility for what takes place beyond its frontiers. Because firms are not isolated, sustainability goes beyond the boundaries of the firm and requires incorporating external factors.The relation of a firm with its external factors can be established in several dimensions; one of them is considering the relation of the firm with its environment. In this study, we reviewed literature on firm boundaries and found out that the boundaries, limits, and responsibilities of firms are not sharply defined. An interesting point is that the boundaries of the firm can be expanded to account for external resources and the impact of the firm's activities, so that the firm may take steps to reduce its green footprint and contribute to sustainability from the perspective of the triple bottom line, which includes economic, social, and environmental aspects.

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“…Porém, parte da literatura disponível sugere que os métodos de avaliação não acompanharam a evolução do setor com a mesma rapidez (Schiele, 2007) e ainda existem muitas empresas que possuem métodos de avaliações táticos ou baseado em custos, para definir a avaliação de objetivos estratégicos (Pohl e Förstl, 2011;Toon, 2015;Hofmann et al, 2014).…”

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“…Até meados dos anos 2000, a discussão girou em torno das estruturas de modelos de compras adotadas pelas empresas (Joyce, 2006;Trautman et al, 2009). Schiele (2007) (Pohl e Förstl, 2011;Toon, 2015;Hofmann et al, 2014).…”

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“…Grupos de produtos são geralmente categorias de itens que possuem características similares e são comprados de um mesmo fornecedor (Rendon, 2005), o que permite introduzir um indicador de performance, já que os itens são comparáveis por possuírem um histórico e os elementos avaliados possuírem as mesmas características (Schiele, 2007). Kraljc (1983) Fonte: Hofmann et al (2014).…”

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Desenho De Um Modelo De Avaliação De Performance Da Área De Compras

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Soares Pereira, Rodrigo Thiago. Neves, Lincoln Wolf de Almeida. Designing a general performance measurement system for purchasing. Rio de Janeiro, 2017. 133p. Dissertação de Mestrado (Opção profissional) -Departamento de Engenharia Industrial, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.Purchasing has gained strategic role mostly for its capacity for cost reduction.With its evolution overtime, purchase has aggregated value to the supply chain and brought competitive advantages, such as interface and integration with other actors of the supply chain, innovation of products, process and information improvement.Although, companies still have difficulties to produce performance indicators for purchasing capable of quantify the efficiency of the daily practices of purchase and evaluate the alignment of metrics with the company's strategy. The objective of the present study is to evaluate how the purchasing performance indicators of Brazilians construction industry influences into their objectives and strategies, also, to propose and apply a performance measurement system (PMS) through a case study. The empirical findings allow us to correlate the practices suggested by the academy and the practices adopted by the industry.

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Supply-management maturity, cost savings and purchasing absorptive capacity: Testing the procurement–performance link

Cited by 150 publications

References 44 publications

A field-level examination of the adoption of sustainable procurement in the social housing sector

A field-level examination of the adoption of sustainable procurement in the social housing sector

The Definition of Firm Boundaries and Its Impact on Sustainability

Desenho De Um Modelo De Avaliação De Performance Da Área De Compras

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