Title: Using supplier selection sub-criteria: selected illustrative demographic analyses

Authors: Festus Olorunniwo; Joel Jolayemi

Addresses: Department of Business Administration, College of Business, Tennessee State University, 330 10th Ave. N, Nashville, TN 37203, USA ' Department of Business Administration, College of Business, Tennessee State University, 330 10th Ave. N, Nashville, TN 37203, USA

Abstract: This study examines, through selected illustrative demographic analyses and by focusing on the sub-criteria for quality, delivery, price and service, if there are differences in the levels of importance that companies attribute to supplier selection sub-criteria. It further explores if the relative importance of pertinent selection sub-criterion will be inadvertently missed or over-emphasised had the sub-criterion been excluded or is aggregated with other sub-criteria for different type and size of the vendor firm. Our analyses show that manufacturing companies consider only 'cost reduction plans' and almost all of the 'quality' sub-criteria significantly more important than the non-manufacturing firms. While 'lead time' is more important for non-manufacturing firms, there are no differences in the consideration on the 'service' sub-criteria. There are significant differences in six sub-criteria (3 in quality, 1 in cost, 1 in delivery, and 1 in service) between large and small firms. Managerial implications of the findings are outlined.

Keywords: supply chain management; SCM; supplier selection criteria; supplier relationship management; SRM; ANOVA; cost reduction; quality; lead times.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBPSCM.2014.058897

International Journal of Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling, 2014 Vol.6 No.1, pp.94 - 108

Received: 27 Nov 2012
Accepted: 02 May 2013
Published online: 07 Jun 2014 *

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