Supplier Development

Supplier Development is a strategic, collaborative supply management practice in which a buying firm works with selected existing or potential suppliers through targeted interventions to enhance those suppliers’ capabilities and performance in dimensions such as quality, cost, delivery, innovation, and sustainability, thereby improving mutual competitiveness and overall supply chain performance.

1.9K

Publications

170.7K

Citations

3.5K

Authors

1.4K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

508

Authors

3.5K

  1. SM
    Stephan M. Wagner

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    24 publications · 2.8K citations

    22

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  2. LM
    Lisa M. Ellram

    Miami University, United States

    18 publications · 3.4K citations

    18

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  3. FW
    Finn Wynstra

    Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

    16 publications · 1.6K citations

    14

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  4. DR
    Daniel R. Krause

    Arizona State University, United States

    14 publications · 4.7K citations

    14

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  5. RH
    Robert Handfield

    North Carolina State University, United States

    13 publications · 7.2K citations

    13

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1–5 of 3.5K

Venues

  1. International Journal of Production Economics

    95 publications · 11.6K citations

    55

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  2. Industrial Marketing Management

    96 publications · 8.8K citations

    49

    h-index

  3. Expert Systems with Applications

    59 publications · 11.1K citations

    48

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  4. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management

    83 publications · 6.4K citations

    48

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  5. Journal of Supply Chain Management

    JSCM · 42 publications · 5.8K citations

    37

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