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9780470850121

Developing Sourcing Capabilities Creating Strategic Change in Purchasing and Supply Management

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470850121

  • ISBN10:

    0470850124

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-08-26
  • Publisher: WILEY

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Summary

Companies are becoming more and more aware of the competitive advantage that can be realised through effective sourcing. The trend towards more outsourcing and effective supply chain management shows the importance of advanced purchasing management. This book, by leading experts in the field, covers a wide range of purchasing topics by focusing on the change processes involved in creating competitive advantage. The authors involved in the project are well known researchers and writers The book will have a unique focus on change processes

Author Biography

Björn Axelsson is a tenured professor at Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) and the first occupant of the Silf Chair of Purchasing and Supply Management at the school.

Finn Wynstra is currently NEVI Professor of Purchasing and Supply Management at RSM Erasmus University, Netherlands, and has previously worked at universities in Sweden, the UK and the US.

Frank Rozemeijer is presently working as a part-time lecturer in Purchasing Management at RSM Erasmus University, Netherlands. He also runs his own purchasing consulting firm called Frconsulting, focusing on developing purchasing organizations.

Table of Contents

Introduction
The case for change
Exploring change issues in strategic sourcing
Understanding strategic change
Areas and Instruments of Change
Developing the supply base by changing supplier relations
Organizing for strategic sourcing
Leadership and values for competitive sourcing
Developing and managing knowledge and competencies
Change through leveraging information and communication technology
Supporting change through performance measurement
Coping with individuals' resistance to change
Illustrations
The reality of organizing for purchasing synergies
From buying towards supply management at Nordic Construction Company (NCC)
Supply function's role in a major corporate turnaround: lessons from Thomson
Strategic change towards global sourcing: Ericsson in China
Reflections
Synthesis and reflections
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