A Strategic Role for Purchasing and Supply

Lutz Preuss

Chapter 3 in The Green Multiplier, 2005, pp 28-46 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Following the review of environmental issues concerning industrial activity, this chapter will introduce the subject area of the study — purchasing and supply chain management in manufacturing companies. Charting the evolution of supply chain management from a largely clerical to a function of increasingly strategic importance, its main contributions to increasing manufacturing efficiency and profitability are discussed. Supply chain management can achieve cost reduction and quality improvements by tapping into supply chain capabilities, and hence can largely influence the success of a manufacturing company. Because of its boundary-spanning role, purchasing and supply also acts as an early warning system to detect changes in the corporate environment.

Keywords: Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Supply Management; Strategic Role; Electronic Data Interchange (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230512740_3

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