Essays about: "Second-tier Suppliers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Second-tier Suppliers.

  1. 1. Sourcing in 2020: a benchmark of manufacturing companies’ source-to-contract and electronic reverse auction practices

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för teknisk ekonomi och logistik

    Author : Fabian Markhed Maxe; Eric Mace; [2020]
    Keywords : Sourcing; digital sourcing; eSourcing; e-sourcing; source-to-contract S2C ; electronic reverse auction eRA ; eAuction; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Abstract Digital sourcing platforms were invented in the last decade of the 20th century and brought tools such as electronic reverse auctions (eRA) into the hands of purchasing professionals. The Trelleborg Group initiated a project to implement such a digital sourcing platform last year but the research in the field is outdated. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hållbarhet hos underleverantörer : en fallstudie på ett modeföretag

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Sara Cedergren; Maria Davidsson; [2017]
    Keywords : code of conduct; transparens; relationer;

    Abstract : Historiskt sett har fokus inom modeföretags supply chain (SC) legat på kostnadseffektivitet och resultat, men i och med en globaliserad miljö har andra viktiga affärsområden blivit intressanta. Studier visar på att det finns interna och externa barriärer som påverkar arbetet med hållbara supply chains där det finns en problematik kring säkerställandet av hållbarhet bland leverantörer och underleverantörer. READ MORE

  4. 3. Take time to make time : What to consider when managing multi-channel sales systems with the objective to increase sales efficiency

    University essay from KTH/Industriell Marknadsföring och Entreprenörskap

    Author : RAGNAR ALM; RUDY KYRÖNLAHTI; [2016]
    Keywords : multi-channel sales system; multi-channel management; multi-channel customer;

    Abstract : Traditional sales systems have been disrupted by technological developments. In order to  adapt, companies are changing the way they interact with their customers in business-to-business markets. In the last three decades, multi-channel strategies have spurred the proliferation of different sales channels and new ways of managing sales systems. READ MORE

  5. 4. Ensuring Sustainability Beyond Tier-One : The Issue of Second-Tier Suppliers

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Oscar Persson; Viktor Kihlblom; [2016]
    Keywords : Sustainability; CoC; Second-tier Suppliers; Sub-Suppliers; SCM; Compliance;

    Abstract : Background: Exposure of non-sustainable practices put MNCs in bad light, hurting their brand image. Therefore, it is of great importance to ensure supplier sustainability upwards the chain. Vast focus has been put on the first-tier suppliers. READ MORE

  6. 5. VMI, a successful supply chain strategy? : Towards a VMI implementation at Kongsberg Automotive

    University essay from Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Daniel Nowak; Robert Nyman; Marie Lundberg; [2006]
    Keywords : Supply Chain Management; Vendor Managed Inventory; Collaborative partnerships;

    Abstract : Abstract Kongsberg Automotive (KA), a first- and second-tier supplier to some of the largest automotive manufactures, has acknowledged the need to enhance their competitiveness and to collaborate within the supply chain. In order to do this, KA must improve the current business processes by establishing long term relationships with their suppliers. READ MORE