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Forskningsstiftelsen MTC Marknadstekniskt Centrum (MTC Procurement Research Center), är instiftad av Instituten för företagsledning (IFL) & Kungl Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien (IVA) 1974. SOI är sedan april 2024 medlem, utifrån det stora behovet i Sverige av forskning och utbildning på akademisk nivå, kring offentlig upphandling. MTC:s verksamhet är väl underbyggd i de frågor som är kritiska inköpsrelaterade frågor som företag står inför, både inom den offentliga och privata sektorn. Det innebär att ofta ligga steget före och i ett tidigt skede identifiera nya behov och specifika krav samt öka möjligheterna för företag att genomföra kunskapsbaserad strategisk utvecklingsplanering. MTC är en viktig partner för forskare vid universitet och bidrar till att initiera, utforma och genomföra utvecklings- och forskningsprogram.

Artiklarna nedan är utvalda av SOI’s styrelse, arbetsgruppen ”Forskning och kompetens”.
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Achieving supply chain resilience: the role of procurement
Based on a literature review, researchers sought to understand the role of procurement in identifying and managing the intra- and inter-organisational issues that impact supply chain resilience. The review identified information sharing, agility, visibility, flexibility, and redundancy as some of the key “enablers” to procurement activities.

The intra-organisational issues that were found to have the greatest impact on supply chain resilience included “knowledge acquired” (knowledge backup internal communication), inventory, product flexibility, and technological improvements in redesigning the supply chain. Inter-organisational issues found to influence supply chain resilience included strategic sourcing (supplier base, supplier selection and relationships), supply chain configuration, and risk management.

Both intra- and inter-organisational issues were found to be meaningful to companies by enabling them to bounce back easily from emergency situations through procurement. The authors contend that effective management and control of both intra- and inter-organisational issues by procurement managers would enable firms to achieve a resilient supply chain.

SOURCE: 
Supply Chain Management: An International Journal Roberta Pereira, C., Christopher, M., & L ago Da Silva, A . (2014). Achieving supply chain resilience: the role of procurement. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 19(5/6), 626–642. 

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The influence of global value  chain governance on supply network resilience
Based on 27 embedded cases of buyer-supplier relationships within a network, researchers investigated how different relationship governance types influence resilience at the supply network level. Findings of the study revealed that when an organisation is tied to one specific governance relationship type, it is much more difficult to problem-solve in response to a supply chain disruption. Therefore, the authors contend that diversification of governance The influence of global value chain governance on supply network resilience types across supply networks supports both network-level and organisational resilience. Additionally, it was found that in resilient supply networks, market and relational governance relationships are ideally followed downstream by a modular governance relationship.

The authors recommend that supply chain practitioners should embrace a broader supply network view beyond the organisation’s immediate set of supply relationships and identify potential points of failure to be better prepared for disruptions. This also includes evolving risk management practices toward understanding how relationship governance

SOURCE: 
Supply Chain Management: An International Journal Statsenko, L., Scholten, K., & Stevenson, M. (2025). The influence of global value chain governance on supply network resilience. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal.