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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.

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SECTION I Core concepts
1 The role of purchasing in the value chain
2 Industrial buying behaviour: Decision-making in purchasing
3 The purchasing management process
4 Buying business services
5 Contract management for complex projects
6 Public Procurement
SECTION II Strategy and planning
7 Purchasing and business strategy
8 Outsourcing and risk management
9 Category sourcing: developing effective sourcing strategies
10 Purchasing, innovation and quality management
11 Purchasing, logistics and supply chain management
12 Purchasing organization
13 Performance measurement and governance in purchasingSECTION III Special topics
14 Supplier management: cost approaches and techniques
15 Purchasing, corporate social responsibility and integrity

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van Weele, Arjan
Arjan J. van Weele holds the NEVI-Chair in Purchasing and Supply Management at Eindhoven University of Technology, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences (IE&IS) in the Netherlands. He has published widely and is a consultant to many large companies on procurement strategy and governance.

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