DEVELOPING SOURCING CAPABILITIES - CREATING STRATEGIC CHANGE IN PURCHASING AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

Companies are becoming more and more aware of the competitive advantage that can be realised through effective sourcing. The trend towards more outsourcing and effective supply chain management shows the importance of advanced purchasing management. This book, by leading experts in the field, covers a wide range of purchasing topics by focusing on the change processes involved in creating competitive advantage.

• The authors involved in the project are well known researchers and writers
• The book will have a unique focus on change processes

Bjorn Axelsson is a tenured professor at Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) and the first occupant of the Silf Chair of Purchasing and Supply Management at the school.

Finn Wynstra is currently NEVI Professor of Purchasing and Supply Management at RSM Erasmus University, Netherlands, and has previously worked at universities in Sweden, the UK and the US.

Frank Rozemeijer is presently working as a part-time lecturer in Purchasing Management at RSM Erasmus University, Netherlands. He also runs his own purchasing consulting firm called Frconsulting, focusing on developing purchasing organizations.