Business service sourcing is increasing in importance for firms; a trend recognised by
significant research efforts among scholars. The rapidly expanding literature is, however …

In recent years, increasing attention has been placed on how purchasing strategies may
contribute to the efficiency of firms. In this paper, a case study illustrates how one firm …

This paper aims at developing procurement Key Performance Indicators (KPI) system for
Maintenance, Repair and Operation (MRO) items using a Business Intelligence tool. A set of …

​ Florian C. Kleemann analysiert die beschaffungsseitigen Beziehungen zwischen
systemintegrierenden Anbietern komplexer, ggf. ergebnisorientierter Leistungsbündel, und …

The paper presents a methodology and Decision Support System (DSS) for the
establishment of spare parts criticality with a focus on industrial unplanned maintenance …

This paper investigates the procurement of Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO)
parts in public sector organizations. A case study is described for a public organization in …

While direct purchasing has been recognised as a strategic enabler for organisations,
indirect spend management is still neglected, despite accounting for up to 60% of a …

Firms may gain benefit from each other's skills and resources when they engaged in a long
term supply chain relationship, hence, improving their competitive advantage. Adoption of …

Spare parts support is essential for rolling stock maintenance management. The current
supplier selection model determines the selected supplier based on evaluating one aspect …

This chapter analyses the role of accounting in the networking ambitions of firms. It focuses
on a case study which investigates the ambitions of a firm to rationalise its purchasing and …