An empirical study of supplier development practices in a developing economy - SMEs perspective

WSEAS Transactions on Business and Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 255-268

  Kureshi, Nadeem ^a   Qureshi, Faheem ^b   Sajid, Ali ^a  

^a CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN ENGINEERING   (Pakistan)

^b COMSATS University ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Developing economies; Extended enterprise; Outsourcing; Pakistan; Smes; Supplier development

Indexed keywords

EID: 67749137783     PISSN: 11099526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Briscoe, J., Fawcett, S, and Todd, R, The implementation and impact of ISO 9000 among small manufacturing enterprises, Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 43. 2005, pp. 309-319.
2. European Small Business Observatory, "6th Annual Report", 1996. Available at www.ec.europa.eu.
3. Bhutta, M.K.S., Rana, A.I. and Asad, U, SCM practices and the health of the SMEs in Pakistan, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Vol 12 Issue 6. 2007. pp. 412-422.
4. International Finance, Corporation, World Bank Group, "Annual Business Review - Small Business Activities", 2006. Available at: www.ifc.org/sme.
5. Lukács, E, The Economic Role of SMEs in World Economy, Especially In Europe, European Integration Studies, Vol 1. 2005, pp 3-12.
6. Christopher, M., Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Pitman Publishing, London, 1994.
7. Chopra, S. and Meindl, P., Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operations, Pearson Prentice Hall. 2001.
8. Chopra, S., Meindl, P. and Kalra, Supply Chain Management: Strategy, Planning, and Operations - Third Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007.
9. Behnam, F., Lee, L. and Romeo, M., Optimization/simulation modeling of the integrated production-distribution plan: an innovative survey, WSEAS Transactions on Business and Economics, Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2008.
10. Handheld, R.B., and Nicholas, E.L., Introduction to Supply Chain Management, Pearson Education, London, 2006.
11. Berman, J.D., Gordon, and Sussman, G., A Study to Determine the Benefits Small Business Firms Derive from Sophisticated Planning versus Less Sophisticated Types of Planning, The Journal of Business and Economic Studies, Vol 3, Issue 3, 1997, pp. 1-11.
12. Schewenk, C.R., and Shrader, C.B., Effects of formal strategic planning on Financial Performance on Small Firms: A meta analysis, Entrepreneur-ship - Theory and Practices Vol. 17, 1993. pp. 53-64.
13. Light, L., Small Businesses: The Job Engine Needs Fuel, Business Week, Mar 1, 1993.
14. Acs, Z. J., Small Business Economics: A Global Perspective, Challenge, Vol. 35, Issue 6, 1992, pp. 38-44.
15. Gelinas, R., and Bigras, Y., The Characteristics and Features of SMEs: Favorable or Unfavorable to Logistics Integration, Journal of Small Business Management, Vol 42, Issue 3, 2004, pp. 263-278.
16. Taticchi, P., Tonelli, F., Sameh, M., Botarelli, M., Performance Measurement and Management: What is Next?, WSEAS Transactions on Business and Economics, Vol. 5, Issue 11, 2008.
17. Wynarczyk, P. and Watson, R., Firm Growth and Supply Chain Partnerships: An Empirical Analysis of U.K. SME Subcontractors, Small Business Economics Vol. 24, 2005, pp. 39-51.
18. Bagnasco, A. and Sabel, C., (eds), Small and Medium size Enterprises, Cassell Academic, 1995.
19. Freel, M., External Linkages and Product Innovation in Small Manulacturing Firms, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Vol. 12, 2000, pp. 245-266.
20. Collinson, S., Knowledge Networks for Innovation in Small Scottish Software Firms, Entrepreneur-ship & Regional Development, Vol. 12, 2000, pp. 217-244.
21. Pegels, C.C., Integrating lunctional areas for improved productivity and quality, International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 11 Issue 2, 1991, pp. 27-40.
22. Krause, R.D., Handheld, R.B., and Scannell, T.V., An empirical investigation ol supplier development: reactive and strategic processes, Journal of Operations Management, Vol. 17, 1998, pp. 39-58.
23. Hahn, C.K., Watts, CA. and Kim, K.Y., The supplier development program: a conceptual model, International Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management Vol. 26, Issue 2, 1990, pp. 2-7.
24. Blenkhorn, M.R., and Leenders, D.L. Reverse Marketing: The New Buyer-Supplier Relationship, Free Press, 1988.
25. Watts, C.A., and Hahn, S.K., Supplier Development Programs: An Empirical Analysis, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. 29, Issue 2, 1993, pp. 10-17.
26. Dunn, S.C., and Young, R, Supplier Assistance Within Supplier Development Initiatives, The Journal of Supply Chain Management, Summer, 2004, pp. 19-29.
27. Krause, R.D., and Scannel, T.V., Supplier Development Practices: Product- and Service-Based Industry Comparisons, The Journal of Supply Chain Management, Spring, 2002, pp. 13-21.
28. Lewis, C.C., Total Quality: Not There Yet, Purchasing Magazine, Vol 3, 1998, pp. 20-22.
29. Morgan, J., Building a World Class Supply Base from Scratch, Purchasing, Vol. 19, 1993, pp. 56-57.
30. Lee, C.Y., Perception and Development of TQM in Small Manufacturers: An exploratory study in China, Journal of Small Business Management, Vol. 42, No. 1, 2004, pp. 102-115.
31. Kureshi, N., Kureshi, F. and Sajid, A., Sustainable Quality in downstream Supply-chain-A novel model for incorporating sustainable continuous improvements in quality of delivery mechanisms in downstream supply chain using Fuzzy Logic, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference of Quality Managers, Tehran, 2006.
32. Ministry of Finance, Pakistan, Economic Survey of Pakistan, 2006.
33. Krause, D.R., Supplier Development: Current Practices and Outcomes, International Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management, Spring, 1997, pp. 12-19.
34. Hartley, J., and Choi, T., Supplier development: Customers as a catalyst of process change, Business Horizons, Vol. 39, 1996, 37-44.
35. Krause, D.R., Ragatz, G.L., and Hughley, S., Supplier Development from the Minority Supplier's Perspective, The Journal of Supply Chain Management, Fall, 1999.