Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing: Volume 14 Issue 3

Editorial

Godfrey Mugurusi, Richard Glavee-Geo, Intaher Marcus Ambe

Strategic sourcing in Africa: the case for the labor market

André T. Mayounga

This paper aims to describe the impact of the labor market on the integration of Africa into the global supply chain (GSC).

Determinants of opportunism in Uganda’s manufacturing sector:a comparison of two sectors

Sarah Eyaa, Ramaswami Sridharan, Suzanne Ryan

The purpose of this paper is to propose a conceptual model investigating the impact of three constructs, environmental uncertainty, power asymmetry and information sharing on…

Interdependence analysis of supplier relationship challenges in the South African automotive industry

Mohita Gangwar Sharma, Micheline Juliana Naude

The South African automotive industry, which is the most significant sector in the South African economy, needs to function efficiently to compete globally. The purpose of this…

Critical success factors in the supply chain management of essential medicines in the public health-care system in Malawi

Feston Kaupa, Micheline Juliana Naude

The purpose of the paper is to report on a study that investigated the critical success factors (CSFs) in the supply chain management of essential medicines in the public…

Does insourcing of processes pay off?

Grzegorz Grela, Mariusz Hofman

This study aims to examine whether insourcing of processes pays off and verifies key hypotheses regarding the financial ratios of organisations.

AHP-based support tools for initial screening of manufacturing reshoring decisions

Movin Sequeira, Per Hilletofth, Anders Adlemo

The existing literature expresses a strong need to develop tools that support the manufacturing reshoring decision-making process. This paper aims to examine the suitability of…

Application of fuzzy TOPSIS framework for selecting complex project in a case company

Ahm Shamsuzzoha, Sujan Piya, Mohammad Shamsuzzaman

This study aims to propose a method known as the fuzzy technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (fuzzy TOPSIS) for complex project selection in…

Managing supplier capabilities for buyer innovation performancein e-business

Minna Saunila, Juhani Ukko, Mina Nasiri, Tero Rantala, Sariseelia Sore

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the connections between the capabilities of suppliers, buyer operations and the innovation performance of buyers in service-based supply…