Strategic Procurement in the Face of Uncertainty

Toimitusketjun hallinta tutkimusalana on saanut kasvavaa huomiota tutkijoilta viimeisen parin vuosikymmenen aikana. Hankinta on laajasti tunnistettu ensisijaiseksi komponentiksi yrityksien kannattavuuden ja tehokkuuden kasvattamisessa, mikä on johtanut tutkimusintresseihin aiheeseen monesta eri näkö...

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Päätekijä: Uusitalo, Juho
Muut tekijät: Kauppakorkeakoulu, School of Business and Economics, Taloustieteet, Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Aineistotyyppi: Pro gradu
Kieli:eng
Julkaistu: 2019
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Linkit: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/65118
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description Toimitusketjun hallinta tutkimusalana on saanut kasvavaa huomiota tutkijoilta viimeisen parin vuosikymmenen aikana. Hankinta on laajasti tunnistettu ensisijaiseksi komponentiksi yrityksien kannattavuuden ja tehokkuuden kasvattamisessa, mikä on johtanut tutkimusintresseihin aiheeseen monesta eri näkökulmasta. Globaalit toimitusketjut ja jatkuva muutos taloudellisessa kokonaiskuvassa on muodostanut ylenpalttisia riskejä ja epätietoisuuksia liittyen yrityksen operatiiviseen ja strategisiin prosesseihin. Mitäänsanomaton asennoituminen yrityksien puolesta liittyen riskeihin ja epätietoisuuksiin voi tuoda turmiollisia seuraamuksia. Aikaisempi tutkimus esittää, että on olemassa aukkoja tietoisuudessa liittyen toimitusketjuihin ja sen alakohtiin – nousevat trendit ja uusi kehittyminen alalla vaatii lisää tutkimusta. Lisäksi aikaisempi tutkimus on ollut rajoitettua strategisen hankinnan asennoitumista riskejä ja epätietoisuuksia kohtaan. Tutkijat kategorisoivat tämän hetkisen aikajanan toimitusketjujen hallinnan tutkimusalalla olevan modernia aikaa, missä uudet teoriat kehittyvät jatkuvasti. Tämän tutkimuksen tarkoituksena on ymmärtää, miten yritykset käsittelevät monimutkaisia epätietoisuuksia ja riskejä, ja miten heidän strategisia prosessejansa pystyisi parantamaan. Tutkimus sisällyttää näkymän tutkiminen ja hyödyntäminen -vinkkelistä mitä verrataan strategiseen hankintaan. Datan keräys tutkimukseen tehtiin kymmenestä hankinnan ammattilaisesta halki eri toimialojen ja ammattitaustojen teemahaastattelu-metodilla. Tutkinnan tulokset näyttävät, että yrityksillä on passiivinen toimintatapa riskejä kohtaan, jotka eivät ole vielä aineellistuneet, sekä että heidän edistysmieliset pyrkimyksensä vaikuttaa asiaan on estynyt jäykästä organisaatiostruktuurista, resurssipulasta ja markkinatekijöistä johtuen. Hankinnan ammattilaiset ovat perillä mahdollisista epävakauksista, jotka heitä kohtaavat, mutta eivät ole reaktiivisia olemuksellaan. Riskienhallintaa esiintyi yrityksillä, mutta ailahtelevien tuloksien. Supply chain management as a field of study has received increasing amounts of attention from researchers in the past few decades. Procurement is widely identified as a primary component in growing a firm’s profitability and efficiency, resulting in research interest from various perspectives. Global supply chains and continual changes in the economic landscape have constituted in profuse risks and uncertainties regarding the operational and strategic processes of companies. Lacklustre approach by companies dealing with these risks and uncertainties can result in outcomes of devastating consequences. Previous research concludes that there are gaps of knowledge in the research surrounding supply chain management and its subsections – emerging trends and new developments demand further research. Additionally, past research has been relatively limited on the matter of strategic procurement toward the elements of risks and uncertainties. Researchers categorize the current time period in supply chain management research as the modern time, where new theories are constantly evolving. The purpose of this study is to understand how firms deal with these complicated uncertainties and risks, as well as how their strategic processes could be improved. The study incorporates the view of exploration and exploitation in order to cross-analyse it to strategic procurement. Data collection for this research was done with 10 procurement professionals across different industries and professional backgrounds with the method of semi-structured interviews. The results of the research indicate that firms have a passive approach on risks that have not yet been materialized, and that their progressive efforts in the matter are hindered by rigid organizational structure, lack of resources and market factors. Procurement professionals were aware of the possible instabilities facing them but were not reactive in their demeanour. Risk management was found to be in place, but with varying success.
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