Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

CONTENT REFLECTS THE AUTHORS' EXTENSIVE FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCES AND INSIGHTS FROM EXECUTIVES AND PRACTITIONERS WORLDWIDE. The timely, comprehensive coverage throughout this leading-edge text is a culmination of the authors' ongoing discussions with purchasing and supply chain leaders and managers from various industries around the world. Many of these experiences can also be found on the authors’ blog on Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, which is available to all students at no cost.

A STRONG MANAGERIAL PERSPECTIVE PREPARES STUDENTS TO MANAGE THE PURCHASING FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY. The text's hallmark -- a solid managerial perspective throughout the book -- enables students to examine the core tasks and challenges required to effectively lead the purchasing function in the context of today's integrated supply chain. Students are guaranteed to be prepared for a job in procurement and supply chain after reading this text, and many will want to keep it as a reference throughout their careers.

A HANDS-ON, APPLIED APPROACH ENSURES LEARNING SUCCESS. The text's engaging approach and integrated learning features, cases and memorable examples have been thoroughly tested with student audiences to ensure that learners remain interested and actively involved in the learning process. Real examples demonstrate how supply managers deal with complex sourcing issues during rapidly changing expectations and technologies in order to become key strategic contributors in their organizations.

THE CONCEPT OF TEAMING IS EMPHASIZED THROUGHOUT THIS BOOK. Because cross-functional teams and collaborations are so critical in business today, many of this edition's case exercises require a team effort. This cross-functional influence helps students fully understand how working with stakeholders is a critical dimension of procurement outcomes.