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A Tool for Increased Cognitive Ergonomics in Operative Supplier Selection in a Global Context

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In this chapter, we put forth a decision support system that aims to increase cognitive ergonomics of actual, routine sourcing praxis in operative procurement work. The tool is motivated by a lack of academic methods as well as practical tools for evaluating suppliers’ actual, tangible appropriateness for specific supply tasks, as opposed to the fit of a supplier in general, or on average. Furthermore, and importantly, this company-internal tool is intended to serve as a platform for a more extensive tool to organize inter-organizational buyer-supplier interaction practices. The tool is developed at a case company, a large marine product manufacturer with globally dispersed supplier and customer bases.

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  1. Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland

    Tomi Nokelainen, Magnus Hellström & Robin Wikström

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Nokelainen, T., Hellström, M., Wikström, R. (2017). A Tool for Increased Cognitive Ergonomics in Operative Supplier Selection in a Global Context. In: Vesalainen, J., Valkokari, K., Hellström, M. (eds) Practices for Network Management . Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49649-8_13

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