Purchasing Control, Compliance and the Box: Purchasing Management Based on Hard Data

Designing and Explaining the Impact Pattern of Online Advertising on Actual Purchasing (Case Study: Atieh Saba Holding)

The purpose of this study is to design and explain the impact pattern of online advertising on actual purchasing (Case Study: Atieh Saba Holding). The study is qualitative based on the objective and data collection process. The population of the study were all marketing and sales experts at Atieh Saba Holding, and among these experts, 10 were selected as the sample. In this study, data were col...

Inside the Black Box: Organisational Buying Behaviour and Strategic Purchasing in Healthcare: A Response to Recent Commentary

A hybrid approach to supplier performance evaluation using artificial neural network: a case study in automobile industry

For many years, purchasing and supplier performance evaluation have been discussed in both academic and industrial circles to improve buyer-supplier relationship. In this study, a novel model is presented to evaluate supplier performance according to different purchasing classes. In the proposed method, clustering analysis is applied to develop purchasing portfolio model using available data in...

The Effect of Information Rate and Store Environment on Purchasing Value; Analysis of the Role of Confusion and Motivational Tendency

Objective A great number of customers spend much more time than expected on shopping because of a lot of reasons like variety in products. Thus, they may feel confused and disappointed. Such confusion can influence purchasing procedure and determine purchasing behavior. Such customers fail to purchase wisely and may face difficulty choosing appropriate and reasonable products. However, if the ...

Prioritization of Purchasing Criteria by Linear Best-Worst Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Method for Optimal Provision of Medical Supplies

Introduction: One of the main challenges of the health system is improving the quality of healthcare services by adjusting the costs. The right choice of tools will bring economic savings besides excellent service quality. Since medical supplies are among the fundamental and costly elements in providing services, the expertise of purchasing has become an important and complex issue. This study ...