1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910154648303321

Autore

Cousins Paul

Titolo

Strategic supply management : principles, theories and practice / / Paul Cousins, Richard Lamming, Benn Lawson, Brian Squire

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, : Pearson, 2008

Harlow, England : , : Financial Times Prentice Hall, , [2008]

©2008

ISBN

1-5129-3937-4

1-281-82989-7

9786611829896

1-4082-5023-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxvii, 308 p.) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

LammingRichard

LawsonBenn

SquireBrian

Disciplina

658.7

Soggetti

Industrial procurement - Management

Strategic planning

Materials management

Business logistics

Libros electrónicos.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The Fundamentals of Supply -- Ch. 1. The supply challenge -- Ch. 2. The evolution of purchasing and supply management -- Ch. 3. The make-buy decision: a theoretical perspective -- Ch. 4. Sourcing strategies and supply chain configurations -- Ch. 5. Strategic supplier selection -- Ch. 6. Supplier development -- pt. 2. Developing Supply Strategy -- Ch. 7. Supply strategy: the development of the strategic supply wheel 91 -- Ch. 8. Aligning supply with corporate strategy -- Ch. 9. Competency and skills development for strategic supply -- Ch. 10. Organisational structures for supply management -- Ch. 11. Performance measurement -- Ch. 12. Cost-benefit analysis -- Ch. 13. Managing inter-firm relationships -- pt. 3. Strategic Issues in Supply



Chain Management -- Ch. 14. Environmental and ethical issues in supply management -- Ch. 15. Involving suppliers in new product development -- Ch. 16. Public and regulated supply management -- Ch. 17. Electronic supply -- Ch. 18. The relevance of commodities -- Ch. 19. Services procurement -- pt. 4. Future Directions -- Ch. 20. The future - a trajectory for supply management.

Sommario/riassunto

Drawing on international research this text blends established theory and current practice to provide a comprehensive coverage of this wide and constantly developing area.