Strategic purchasing and supply chain management - Malcolm J. Saunders

Emphasizing the importance of an integrated approach to the strategic management of the supply chain, this text analyzes the dynamic aspects of the national and international environment to provide students with an understanding of the scope and potential of purchasing and supply management strategy in a variety of organizations.;It aims to: demonstrate how purchasing and supply chain management strategies relate to strategic needs of individual organizations; assess developments in corporate strategic thinking and their implications for purchasing and supply chain management; examine the role of information technology; and relate purchasing and supply chain management strategies to those of other functions within the organization. Each chapter contains objectives, case studies, summaries and references to further reading.;The book should be of interest to students of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply taking the professional diploma; it is also suitable for HND, undergraduate and MBA students of purchasing and supply management.