Sub-Supplier Management: A Buyer-Centric, Low-Tier Supply Chain Perspective

ISBN-13: 9783030755775 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022

Stoelzle, Wolfgang

Opis

This book highlights the latest research on sub-supplier management while also discussing its current state and related managerial challenges. It provides a process framework for managing sub-suppliers and an overview of the various buyer / sub-supplier relationships and their key characteristics. Furthermore, the respective chapters address essential capabilities to successfully manage sub-suppliers and to discuss how to overcome barriers and challenges associated with sub-supplier management. Concrete examples and cases are also provided, and, in closing, potential research opportunities are outlined and demonstrated.

Spis treści

Status Quo in Sub-Supplier Management.- Buyer-Sub-Supplier Relationships.- Introducing the Sub-Supplier Management Framework.- Sub-Supplier Management Capabilities.- The Concept of Sub-Supplier Specific Investments as a Development Tool.- Sub-Supplier Management and Sustainability.- Digitalization and Sub-Supplier Management.

O autorze

Professor Dr. Wolfgang Stoelzle is the managing director of the Institute of Supply Chain Management at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). His research fields include logistics, supply chain management, transport management, procurement management, and sustainability management.

Dr. Julia Burkhardt is working as a Corporate Supplier Risk Manager at ZF Friedrichshafen AG. Before, she worked as a research associate at the Institute of Supply Chain Management at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Her research interest is focused on studying risks in the supply chain, including managing sub-suppliers and sustainability.