Assuring the Quality in Procurement Systems: Some Observations

Abstract

The problem of achieving desired levels of quality in products purchased from suppliers is one which faces all companies who make use of purchased inputs. The authors of this article discuss the problems of procurement quality assurance and present examples of five successful procurement quality assurance schemes. From these successful schemes the authors extract and present an approach to achieve procurement quality which is based on surveys of supplier characteristics.

Citation

Mohanty, R.P. and Myeong‐jae, S. (1988), "Assuring the Quality in Procurement Systems: Some Observations", International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 7-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb002892