TY  - JOUR
T1  - Insights from Action Research: Implementing an Innovative Lean Procurement Framework for Global Sourcing
AU - Costantino, Francesco AU - Gravio, Giulio Di AU - Nonino, Fabio 
JO  - International Business Management
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
SP  - 416
EP  - 424
PY  - 2015
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5250
DO  - ibm.2015.416.424
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2015.416.424
KW  - Lean procurement
KW  -global sourcing
KW  -nearshoring
KW  -supplier
KW  -Italy
AB  - The stressing worldwide competition moves organizations to global sourcing to take advantage from foreign markets. However, distance and complexity of cooperation and coordination may lead companies to increase their level of stocks. Supply process can apply lean production pillars, overcoming the JIT principle of supplier proximity, to design an innovative lean procurement process for enhancing operations performances. The contribution of this study is 2 fold. First, we present a set of lean practices, suitable to the procurement process, developing a specific framework for global sourcing. Second, we show results of an action research performed to test the framework with real global outsourcing requirements of an Italian company, operating in the electro-mechanical industry.
ER  -