摘要：In spite of the growing interest in the area of global procurement, limited numbers of empirical studies, particularly cross-national studies, are available and little attention has been paid to the competitive environment and internal enterprise resource planning (ERP) and external collaborative supplier practices. This paper focuses on how a firm’s operational procurement outcomes demonstrate high levels of improved performance. Also, it presents a research model that describes key constructs, their interrelationships, and empirical tests of these relationships based on International Manufacturing Strategy Survey (IMSS) data. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed as well.
