Strategic Supply Management: Principles, Theories and Practice, 1st edition

Published by FT Publishing International (17 December 2007) © 2008

  • Paul Cousins Bath University
  • Richard Lamming University of Bath
  • Benn Lawson Queen's University Belfast
  • Brian Squire University of Manchester
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Drawing on international research this text blends established theory and current practice to provide a comprehensive coverage of this wide and constantly developing area.

Table of contents

  1. 1. The Supply Challenge
  2. 2. The Evolution of Purchasing and Supply Management
  3. 3. The Make or Buy Decision: A Theoretical Perspective
  4. 4. Sourcing Strategies and Supply Chain Configurations
  5. 5. Strategic Supplier Selection
  6. 6. Supplier Development
  7. 7. Supply Strategy: The Development of the Supply Wheel
  8. 8. Aligning Supply with Corporate Strategy
  9. 9. Competency and Skills Development for Strategic Supply
  10. 10. Organisational Structures for Supply Management
  11. 11. Performance Measurement
  12. 12. Cost Benefit Analysis
  13. 13. Managing Interfirm Relationships
  14. 14. Environmental and Ethical Issues in Supply Management
  15. 15. Involving Suppliers in New Project Development
  16. 16. Public and Regulated Supply Management
  17. 17. Electronic Supply
  18. 18. The Relevance of Commodities
  19. 19. Services Procurement
  20. 20. The Future - A Trajectory for Supply Management

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