The impact of supplier selection on inventory handling performance under catastrophic risk and environmental uncertainty: an emerging market scanning

Abstract

It is becoming increasingly difficult in recent times to ignore the importance of supplier evaluation and selection assessment with renewed interest in risk and turbulent business environmental uncertainties. Basic emphasis should be placed on supply chain performance improvement and monitoring mechanism when evaluating the available and potential supply source. Based on the conceptual model from the perspective of agency theory view, the moderating role of catastrophic risk and environmental uncertainty would be examine against the effect of antecedent variable such as supplier evaluation, geographic location, cultural fit and supplier capabilities in achieving superior supplier performance. Supplier handling buyer.