: ways towards an optimal degree of centralization Arnold, U. creator author text European Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management 1999 monographic eng

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167-177 pages. Global sourcing is one of the most discussed aspects of supply chain management. Previous research in the field of purchasing focused on the strategic aspects of “going international”. In this paper, we want to concentrate on structural aspects of global sourcing, especially the degree of centralization of the global souring organization. Therefore, we use a combined theoretical and empirical methodology (case studies). This leads to three ideal organizational types for global sourcing which are described in detail. / U. Arnold. Purchasing Management Business logistics Industrial procurement Physical distribution of goods 0969-7012 https://research-ebsco-com.hub.tbs-education.fr/linkprocessor/plink?id=76a532b7-2567-3f14-81ff-efeb8a257317 https://research-ebsco-com.hub.tbs-education.fr/linkprocessor/plink?id=76a532b7-2567-3f14-81ff-efeb8a257317 TBS 260121 20260514172156.0 EN