This article presents the findings of a survey study of small and mediumsized
enterprises (SMEs) with regard to their supply management. The main
purpose of this article is to understand how SMEs manage their purchasing
activities and which purchasing development component is relevant to
purchasing performance. This research examines the potential existence of
systematic differences between small businesses and medium-sized
businesses with regard to purchasing practice and development. Results
indicate there are significant differences between how small businesses and
medium-sized businesses manage their purchasing practice. This study
found purchasing development is related to the purchasing performance of
SMEs and that relevance of certain components of purchasing development
are more than others to this relationship. Bias differs between small
businesses and medium-sized businesses.