Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management
Scope & Guideline
Advancing Knowledge in Purchasing and Supply Strategies.
Introduction
Aims and Scopes
- Sustainability and Circular Economy:
The journal emphasizes research on sustainable practices in purchasing and supply management, particularly how these practices contribute to the circular economy. This includes studies on circular procurement, environmental impacts, and strategies for promoting sustainable supply chains. - Digitalization in Supply Management:
A significant focus area is the impact of digital technologies on purchasing and supply chain processes. This encompasses the use of AI, blockchain, and digital traceability to enhance efficiency, transparency, and decision-making in supply chains. - Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management:
The journal addresses how organizations can build resilience in their supply chains, particularly in response to disruptions such as pandemics or geopolitical events. Research in this area explores risk management strategies and the role of flexibility and agility in supply chain operations. - Buyer-Supplier Relationships:
Understanding the dynamics of buyer-supplier relationships is a core theme, with studies examining collaboration, power dynamics, and the impact of social capital on performance outcomes. This area seeks to enhance the effectiveness of partnerships in supply chains. - Innovation and Procurement Practices:
The journal explores how procurement practices can drive innovation within organizations. This includes research on procurement strategies that foster collaboration, creativity, and the development of new products and services.
Trending and Emerging
- Circular Supply Chain Management:
There is a significant increase in research focused on circular supply chains, highlighting the importance of sustainable procurement practices that support the circular economy. This includes studies on circular procurement and the challenges and opportunities that arise within this framework. - Digital Transformation and Data Utilization:
Emerging themes include the integration of digital technologies into supply chain processes, with a particular focus on how data analytics and AI can enhance decision-making, transparency, and efficiency in purchasing and supply management. - Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR):
Research on sustainability and CSR is gaining traction, with an emphasis on ethical sourcing, environmental stewardship, and the social impacts of supply chain practices. This trend reflects a growing awareness of the broader implications of procurement decisions. - Adaptive Supply Chain Strategies:
The journal is increasingly addressing adaptive strategies that organizations can employ to enhance resilience and responsiveness in their supply chains, particularly in the face of disruptions such as the COVID-19 pandemic. - Collaborative and Networked Approaches:
There is a growing interest in collaborative approaches to supply chain management, where firms engage in partnerships and networks to enhance innovation, share resources, and address complex challenges collectively.
Declining or Waning
- Traditional Cost-Focused Purchasing Strategies:
There appears to be a diminishing emphasis on traditional cost-centric purchasing strategies, as the field increasingly recognizes the importance of value creation, sustainability, and innovation over mere cost reduction. - Single-Dimensional Performance Metrics:
Research focused solely on single-dimensional performance metrics in supply chains, such as cost savings or efficiency, is becoming less prevalent. Scholars are now advocating for more comprehensive performance assessments that include sustainability and social impact. - Public Procurement Practices:
Although public procurement remains an important topic, there is a noticeable decline in papers explicitly addressing standard practices in public procurement. This may indicate a shift towards broader discussions of procurement in various contexts, including private sector innovations. - Overly Theoretical Approaches:
There has been a reduction in the publication of papers that rely heavily on theoretical models without empirical support. The journal is now favoring research that combines theory with practical application and empirical evidence.
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