Farmco: The Complexity of Evaluating Suppliers
Publication date: 1 November 2018
Abstract
This case focuses on supplier management through quantitative and qualitative analysis of data from a real company. In the process of solving the case, students determine and operationalize what constitutes a critical supplier, analyse the data provided, and identify the most critical suppliers.
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Acknowledgements
Acknowledgement:
The authors would like to acknowledge the support of European Commission's Marie Curie Actions (SCComplexity-628423 International Incoming Fellowship) for their support of this project. The authors are grateful to Dr. Theodore (Ted) Farris for unconditionally sharing his case development materials and guidance in preparation of this case.
Citation
Gerschberger, M. and Manuj, I. (2018), "Farmco: The Complexity of Evaluating Suppliers", . https://doi.org/10.1108/case.cscmp.2018.000011
Publisher
:Council for Supply Chain Management Professionals
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