Sub-Supplier Management: A Buyer-Centric, Low-Tier Supply Chain Perspective

Status Quo in Sub-Supplier Management.- Buyer-Sub-Supplier Relationships.- Introducing the Sub-Supplier Management Framework.- Sub-Supplier Management Capabilities.- The Concept of Sub-Supplier Specific Investments as a Development Tool.- Sub-Supplier Management and Sustainability.- Digitalization and Sub-Supplier Management.

Professor Dr. Wolfgang Stoelzle is the managing director of the Institute of Supply Chain Management at the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). His research fields include logistics, supply chain management, transport management, procurement management, and sustainability management.

Dr. Julia Burkhardt is working as a Corporate Supplier Risk Manager at ZF Friedrichshafen AG. Before, she worked as a research associate at the Institute of Supply Chain Management at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Her research interest is focused on studying risks in the supply chain, including managing sub-suppliers and sustainability.