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Supply Base Reduction: An Empirical Study of Critical Success Factors
Author(s) -
Ogden Jeffrey A.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of supply chain management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.75
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1745-493X
pISSN - 1523-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-493x.2006.00020.x
Subject(s) - supply chain , reduction (mathematics) , business , service (business) , base (topology) , product (mathematics) , key (lock) , operations management , cost reduction , risk analysis (engineering) , industrial organization , environmental economics , computer science , process management , marketing , economics , computer security , mathematical analysis , geometry , mathematics
SUMMARY One important factor in the design of an organization's supply chain is the number of suppliers used for a given product or service. Supply base reduction is one option useful in managing the supply base. The current paper reports the results of case studies in 10 organizations that recently implemented supply base reduction activities. Specifically, the paper identifies the key success factors in supply base reduction efforts and prescribes processes to capture the benefits of supply base reduction.