Research Studies

PMAC undertakes, sponsors or supports research studies on an ongoing basis. This commitment to being on the leading edge of best practices and trends in supply chain management helps to advance the profession.

The association has worked with prestigious organizations such as the Conference Board of Canada and the internationally-based Future Purchasing Alliance as well as key government bodies, including Industry Canada.

PMAC also backs research projects carried out by prominent academics in SCM and related fields as well as top management consulting firms.

Below are some relevant reports. We will add more research findings here as they become available.

• PMAC Thought Leaders Forum White Paper: Beyond cost reduction, sustainability and negotiation skills: Relationships and recruiting emerge as the next big SCM priority (2012) (PDF, 140 KB)
• The Chief Supply Chain Officer Report 2011 (PDF, 745 KB)
• Managing Sustainable Global Supply Chains (2011)
• North American Research Symposium on Purchasing & Supply Chain Management (2011)
• Value Creating SRM: Delivering Superior Results Through Stronger Relationships, State of Flux (2010)
• Higher Visibility, Greater Expectations – A.T. Kearney Indirect Procurement Study (2010) (PDF, 1.85 MB)
• Port Performance and Port Effectiveness (2009) (PDF, 394 KB)
• EcoMarkets 2009 Green Purchasing Report (PDF, 2.09 MB)
• International Sourcing Benchmark Study (2007) (PDF, 557 KB)
• Magic and Logic: Redefining sustainable business practices for agencies, marketing and procurement (2007) (PDF, 1,023 KB)
• Strategic Human Resources: Study of the Supply Chain Sector 2005 Full Report (PDF, 2.52 MB)
• Strategies for Purchasing Transformation 2002-2005
• "1000 CEOs” Survey: Online Procurement In Canada (2001) (PDF, 39.32 KB)
• Saint Mary's E-commerce Study (2000) (PDF, 175.09 KB)

PMAC has also compiled a useful list of other recent supply chain research reports.