An exploratory study of supplier selection and evaluation techniques
作者单位：Department of Production EngineeringFederal University of Pernambuco
会议名称：《第18届工业工程与工程管理国际学术会议》
会议日期：2011年
学科分类：12[管理学] 1201[管理学-管理科学与工程(可授管理学、工学学位)]
基 金：part of a research program funded by the Brazilian Research Council (CNPq)
关 键 词：supplier selection,performance monitoring of suppliers,food sector
摘 要：The increasing importance assigned to supplier relationship management has alerted firms about how to select their *** companies are focusing on their core competencies and relying on suppliers so as to have more competitive advantage in their processes,selecting and monitoring suppliers have been shown to be strategic activities that can provide continuous improvement in the supply ***,this paper investigated how Brazilian companies in the food sector have been selecting and monitoring their suppliers and whether or not they are applying advanced tools and *** findings offer useful insights as to what further improvements regarding such activities might best be explored.