Procurement and Supply Chain Management,
8th Edition

Section I. Introduction and context
1. Introducing Procurement and Supply Chain Management
2. The Procurement Process (6 steps)
3. Procurement as a business function

Section II. Processes and strategies
4. Outsourcing (Make or Buy, Risk management)
5. Category Sourcing
6. Sourcing Business Services
7. Contracting and Contract management
8. Public Procurement

Section III. Interfaces
9. Supply Chain Management
10. Supplier Relationship Management
11. Innovation Sourcing
12. Procurement with purpose: driving sustainability in supply chain relationships

Section IV. Enablers
13. Organizing the procurement function
14. Procurement systems
15. Performance Management and Control

• Arjan J. van Weele

  Arjan J. van Weele held the NEVI-Chair in Purchasing and Supply Management at Eindhoven University of Technology until his retirement in 2019. He has published widely and acted as a consultant on procurement strategy and governance to many large companies including ABB, Heineken and Skanska. He holds an MBA degree from Interfaculteit Bedrijfskunde at Delft and a PhD from Eindhoven University of Technology. He worked for many years in education and research programmes at Eindhoven University of Technology and Nyenrode University. He was also a visiting professor to several management development programmes across Europe. Arjan has published 20 books and over 200 articles in a range of academic journals including the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, and European Management Journal. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management and the Advisory Board of the Journal of Supply Chain Management. He has received numerous awards for his outstanding contribution to the field including in 2018, the Lifetime Achievement Award from IPSERA, the International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association, for his outstanding academic contribution in the purchasing and supply domain.

• Frank Rozemeijer

  Frank Rozemeijer holds the NEVI Chair in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management at Maastricht University and is responsible for setting up PhD research projects, coordinating the master course ‘Strategic Sourcing’ and supervising master thesis projects. He is also program director of the NEVI Procurement Leadership Program that is hosted at Maastricht University. He studied Business Economics at the University of Amsterdam and gained his PhD in 2000 at Eindhoven University of Technology. After which, he started work at RSM Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Frank is an active consultant, trainer and executive coach for international companies across many industries. He is an associated partner at SOLVINT, a medium-sized procurement and supply chain management consulting firm. Over the past 20 years, he has built a strong international reputation as a speaker and facilitator for conferences and in-company seminars as well as an inspirator for procurement and supply chain leadership.

• New ‘Theory snapshots’ discuss mainstream theories in a concise manner to reflect contemporary academic thinking and research.

• Updated content on the global imperative for sustainability including a case study on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

• Explores the challenges that COVID-19 has brought to the field, including its impact on business integrity and ethics.

• Major revision and update with a new 4-part structure to reflect the latest thinking and practice in procurement, and supply chain management.

• Addresses all of the most recent changes in European public procurement directives to ensure students are familiar with the latest developments.

• Provides extended discussion on partnering and collaborative supply chain relationships to further develop students’ understanding.

• A fully updated website with testbank, PowerPoint slides, additional case studies and examination questions to support students’ learning.

• A trusted resource which includes the latest developments in the field to bring students fully up-to-date.

• Fully updated to include new case studies and box features which bring current practice to life.

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