This research paper is written acting upon instructions from Ahold European Sourcing. This department within the international retail organization Ahold (Koninklijke Ahold N.V.) is responsible for the purchasing of private label, fresh, non food and not for resale goods in Europe. Ahold European Sourcing …

Summary Project objectives This study fits into a larger research project on logistics collaboration and outsourcing decisions. The final objective of this larger project is to analyze the logistics collaboration decision in more detail to identify thresholds in these decisions. To reach the overall …

De aanleiding van dit onderzoek is voortgekomen uit de toenemende druk om duurzaam in te kopen binnen de Nederlandse overheid. De inkoopfunctie van de overheid is de laatste jaren sterk geprofessionaliseerd, mede door bezuinigingen en Europese aanbestedingsregelgeving. Dit heeft geresulteerd in groter …