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Purchasing and Supply Chain Management provides a complete introduction to the important principles underlying the subject area using a flexible managerial perspective. Fully updated, this highly respected textbook covers the latest developments in purchasing and supply chain management with clear and well-structured content complemented by strong case studies that are relevant and engaging. Global examples from Shell, Hewlett Packard, Mattel, and Nespresso to name a few, demonstrate the challenges and solutions to problems companies face every day, while the latest research insights add a critical perspective throughout.

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

SECTION I Core concepts1 The role of purchasing in the value chain2 Industrial buying behaviour: Decision-making in purchasing3 The purchasing management process4 Buying business services5 Contract management for complex projects6 Public ProcurementSECTION II Strategy and planning7 Purchasing and business strategy8 Outsourcing and risk management9 Category sourcing: developing effective sourcing strategies10 Purchasing, innovation and quality management11 Purchasing, logistics and supply chain management12 Purchasing organization13 Performance measurement and governance in purchasingSECTION III Special topics14 Supplier management: cost approaches and techniques15 Purchasing, corporate social responsibility and integrity