@inproceedings{Reuter2017, author = {Reuter, Carsten}, title = {Understanding Directed Sourcing in Triadic Supply Networks}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Firms experience that an increasingly complex supply base is a costly investment. In order to keep specialized suppliers but to reduce the effort of managing it, OEMs contract second-tier firms and direct them to first-tier suppliers. We conduct four embedded case studies in the international automotive industry to record types and possible motivations of directed sourcing. Our findings show that directed sourcing triads may be set up to achieve operational efficiencies but also for strategic reasons such as to gain access to foreign markets. This research contributes to literature on triadic supply chains in general and network buyer-supplier relationships specifically.}, subject = {Beschaffung}, language = {en} } @article{ReuterFoerstlHartmannetal.2010, author = {Reuter, Carsten and Foerstl, Kai and Hartmann, Evi and Blome, Constantin}, title = {Sustainable Global Supplier Management: The Role of Dynamic Capabilities in Achieving Competitive Advantage}, series = {Journal of Supply Chain Management}, volume = {46}, journal = {Journal of Supply Chain Management}, number = {2}, pages = {45 -- 63}, year = {2010}, abstract = {Organizations face increased pressure from stakeholders to incorporate a plethora of corporate responsibility (CR) and sustainability aspects in their business practices. Legal and extra-legal demands are dynamically changing; almost no organizational function is unaffected. Owing to the outsourcing wave of the last decade, in particular purchasing and supply management (PSM) plays an ever more important role in assuring sustainable production of the firm's products offered in the marketplace. The supply base of many Western firms has become increasingly global and spend volumes have shifted towards emerging countries. In order to avoid the risk of reputational damage to the buying company, the PSM department must ensure that their international suppliers comply with their corporate codes of conduct and that environmental and social misconduct at supplier premises does not occur. In this paper, ''sustainability'' refers to the pursuit of the tripartite of economic, environmental, and social performance.We contribute to prior research in the fields of sustainability and CR by extending insights of the dynamic capabilities view to analyze how the PSM function integrates sustainability aspects in its global supplier management processes. Based on four case studies in the chemical industry, we propose that profound sustainable global supplier management (SGSM) capabilities are a source of competitive advantage. These capabilities are path dependent and particularly valuable when organizations are receptive to external stakeholder pressure. Early movers in the field of SGSM reap competitive benefits to a notable extent as a result of resource accumulation and learning processes over time.}, subject = {Nachhaltigkeit}, language = {en} } @incollection{TouboulicMcCarthySannoeetal.2022, author = {Touboulic, Anne and McCarthy, Lucy and Sann{\"o}, Anna and Reuter, Carsten}, title = {Action research for supply chain management: reflections and practical guide}, series = {Handbook of Research Methods for Supply Chain Management}, booktitle = {Handbook of Research Methods for Supply Chain Management}, publisher = {Edward Elgar Publishing}, isbn = {9781788975865}, doi = {10.4337/9781788975865.00014}, pages = {149 -- 168}, year = {2022}, subject = {Supply Chain Management}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{RuppertReuterSchumacher2018, author = {Ruppert, Erich and Reuter, Carsten and Schumacher, Meike}, title = {Offline in die Digitale Transformation? Wie sollte der Wissenstransfer zur Bew{\"a}ltigung von Herausforderungen im Zuge der Digitalen Transformation gestaltet werden?}, series = {Wissenstransfer in der Wirtschaftsinformatik - Fachgespr{\"a}ch im Rahmen der MKWI 2018}, booktitle = {Wissenstransfer in der Wirtschaftsinformatik - Fachgespr{\"a}ch im Rahmen der MKWI 2018}, editor = {Hofmann, Georg Rainer}, address = {Aschaffenburg}, isbn = {978-3-9818442-0-7}, pages = {26 -- 36}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Die Digitale Transformation, u.a. getrieben durch die weithin sichtbare Vision der Industrie 4.0, gilt als eine der großen Herausforderungen unserer Zeit. Insbesondere f{\"u}r den Wirtschaftsstandort Deutschland ergibt sich die Frage, wie KMU auf diese Transformation nicht nur vorbereitet, sondern auch bei deren Bew{\"a}ltigung durch Wissenstransfer aus Hochschulen heraus unter-st{\"u}tzt werden k{\"o}nnen. Die Vorteile, die dabei ein digitaler Wissenstransfer - Stichwort z.B. „e-Learning" - bieten k{\"o}nnen, passen augenscheinlich gut zu den Charakteristika und Bed{\"u}rfnissen von KMU. Es entstehen jedoch auch spezifische Herausforderungen. Diese liegen sowohl darin, in einer dynamischen Umgebung Themen zu identifizieren, die f{\"u}r die Unternehmen wichtig und interessant sind als auch in vielf{\"a}ltigen Akzeptanzproblematiken auf der Inhaltsebene und auch bezogen auf die Methoden des Wissenstransfers. Die hier vorgestellten Erkenntnisse, basierend auf einer Umfrage und Expertengespr{\"a}chen im Rahmen des - durch den ESF und den Freistaat Bayern gef{\"o}rderten - mainproject2018. Sie zeigen, dass Wissenstransfer zum digitalen Wandel wohl auch aber nicht alleine durch digitale Methoden gestaltet werden kann. Denn bevor dieser von den eigentlichen Adressaten akzeptiert und genutzt wird, m{\"u}ssen fundamentale Vorbehalte und Widerst{\"a}nde abgebaut werden. Es werden daher neben den Ergebnissen der empirischen Untersuchung auch erste {\"U}berlegungen zu akzeptanzf{\"o}rdernden Maßnahmen im o.g. Kontext vorgestellt und diskutiert.}, subject = {Wissenschaftstransfer}, language = {de} } @book{AlmHofmannReuteretal.2023, author = {Alm, Wolfgang and Hofmann, Georg Rainer and Reuter, Carsten and Ruppert, Erich and Schumacher, Meike and Leimeister, Katja and Schmitt, Joachim and Wenderoth, Lucia}, title = {15 Jahre Wissenstransfer am Information Management Institut (IMI)}, organization = {TH Aschaffenburg}, isbn = {978-3-9823413-8-5}, pages = {78}, year = {2023}, abstract = {Im Sommer des Jahres 2022 hatte der Bayerische Landtag das neue Hochschulinnovationsgesetz (BayHIG) verabschiedet. Darin ist erstmals der Wissenstransfer als die dritte, neue S{\"a}ule der Hochschulaufgaben enthalten. Tats{\"a}chlich hat sich das IMI bereits seit 15 Jahren dem Wissenstransfer Hochschule - Wirtschaft verschrieben und zahlreiche Projekte mit unterschiedlichem Fokus erfolgreich durchgef{\"u}hrt. In der vorliegenden Publikation werden die bearbeiteten Themen im Wissenstransfer, die zahlreichen verschiedenen Veranstaltungsformate sowie die Drittmittelprojekte beleuchtet.}, subject = {Informationsmanagement}, language = {de} } @article{GoebelReuterPiberniketal.2018, author = {Goebel, Philipp and Reuter, Carsten and Pibernik, Richard and Sichtmann, Christina and Bals, Lydia}, title = {Purchasing managers' willingness to pay for attributes that constitute sustainability}, series = {Journal of Operations Management}, volume = {62}, journal = {Journal of Operations Management}, number = {1}, publisher = {Wiley}, issn = {0272-6963}, doi = {10.1016/j.jom.2018.08.002}, pages = {44 -- 58}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Considering the increasing international division of labor, as well as stakeholders' growing awareness of sustainability, assuring that business practices are sustainable is a major challenge. Companies have to account for the fact that any misconduct at a supplier's premises may have spillover effects that reach the manufacturer or retailer. Therefore, purchasing managers have to assure that their suppliers are compliant with sustainability standards. This, however, may induce higher purchasing costs and, as a consequence, force a trade-off between (short term) economic (i.e., purchasing cost reduction) and social/environmental sustainability criteria. How purchasing managers evaluate this trade-off is particularly interesting because they often receive performance-based salaries that incentivize the reduction of purchasing costs. Our paper sheds light on this trade-off by examining how much purchasing managers are willing to pay to assure compliance along different sustainability dimensions when selecting new suppliers in a mature market setting, namely Germany. Additionally, we identify potential (individual, professional, and organization-related) factors that may impact the purchasing managers' willingness to pay (WTP), and examine their effects. Among the most surprising findings, purchasing managers on average are willing to pay a price premium for manuals that demonstrate compliance with the United Nationals Global Compact (UNGC). Furthermore, the results show that this WTP is mostly influenced (negatively) by self-enhancement (on the individual level) and/or obedience to authority (on the organizational level), but the effects of company, affiliation with the UNGC, gender, or years of experience have no influence. Moreover, the WTP is higher for the social than for the environmental dimension, and the marginal effect of accreditation on WTP depends on which combinations of dimensions are accredited.}, subject = {Einkauf}, language = {en} } @article{WolpertReuter2012, author = {Wolpert, Stefan and Reuter, Carsten}, title = {Status Quo of City Logistics in Scientific Literature}, series = {Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board}, volume = {2269}, journal = {Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board}, number = {1}, publisher = {SAGE Publications}, issn = {0361-1981}, doi = {10.3141/2269-13}, pages = {110 -- 116}, year = {2012}, abstract = {Roadway infrastructure is reaching maximum capacity in urban areas because of expanding urbanization, demographic changes, and continuously increasing freight volumes. An overview of the latest research on city logistics is needed to address these challenges, and a review of the scientific literature is presented. A specifically designed framework for systematic literature review was used to analyze 92 relevant articles from prominent electronic databases. A taxonomy of city logistics literature was created to aid academics and practitioners and to stimulate interest of other parties in this area.}, subject = {Stadtentwicklung}, language = {en} } @article{GoebelReuterPiberniketal.2012, author = {Goebel, Philipp and Reuter, Carsten and Pibernik, Richard and Sichtmann, Christina}, title = {The influence of ethical culture on supplier selection in the context of sustainable sourcing}, series = {International Journal of Production Economics}, volume = {140}, journal = {International Journal of Production Economics}, number = {1}, publisher = {Elsevier BV}, issn = {0925-5273}, doi = {10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.02.020}, pages = {7 -- 17}, year = {2012}, subject = {Beschaffung}, language = {en} } @article{ReuterGoebelFoerstl2012, author = {Reuter, Carsten and Goebel, Philipp and Foerstl, Kai}, title = {The impact of stakeholder orientation on sustainability and cost prevalence in supplier selection decisions}, series = {Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management}, volume = {18}, journal = {Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management}, number = {4}, publisher = {Elsevier BV}, issn = {1478-4092}, doi = {10.1016/j.pursup.2012.06.004}, pages = {270 -- 281}, year = {2012}, subject = {Supply Chain Management}, language = {en} }