Essays on Purchasing and Supply Management [electronic resource] /
Kern, Daniel.author.
The recent past has seen a growing interest in supply chain management (SCM) topics. Despite the vast amount of published supply chain research, the need for the further refinement of SCM tools is even more relevant today. Numerous studies show that the theoretical SCM concepts still lack practical implementation in today’s business world. Through the empirical validation of SCM models and in-depth case studies, Daniel Kern provides an answer on how to implement the theoretical concepts into the day-to-day business of multinational corporations. The four essays cover research on inter-firm collaboration, supply risk management, purchasing competences and research on measuring and benchmarking SCM efforts.
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Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List oe Tables; List of Abbreviations; I. Introduction; II. Purchasing Competence: A Stakeholder-based Framework forChief Purchasing Officers; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Background; 3. Research Design; 4. Results; 5. Theoretical and M8Dagerial Implications; 6. Discussion and future research directions; 7. References; III. Supply Risk Management: Model Development and EmpiricalAnalysis; ABSTRACT; 1. Introduction; 2. Upstream Supply Chain Risk Management; 3. Conceptual Model; 4. The Empirical Study
5. Discussion and Implications6. Limitations and Future Research Directions; 7_ References; IV. Supply Network Configuration Benchmarking: FrameworkDevelopment and Application in the Indian Automotive Industry; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical Background; 3. A Benchmarking Framework for Supply Network Configuration; 4. Discussion: Case Example of Two Western OEMs in the IndianAutomotive Industry; 5. Conclusion; 6. Limitations and further research directions; 7. References; V. Determining the Total Cost ofSupply Chain: A TCO-Approach toSupply Chain Optimization; ABSTRACT
1. Introduction2. Literature Review; 3. Theoretical Concept; 4. Research Methodology; 5. Results; 6_ Discussion and Implications; 7. Limitations and Directions for Further Research; 8. References; VI. Final Conclusion
Dissertation--Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, 2011.
Includes bibliographical references.
The recent past has seen a growing interest in supply chain management (SCM) topics. Despite the vast amount of published supply chain research, the need for the further refinement of SCM tools is even more relevant today. Numerous studies show that the theoretical SCM concepts still lack practical implementation in today’s business world. Through the empirical validation of SCM models and in-depth case studies, Daniel Kern provides an answer on how to implement the theoretical concepts into the day-to-day business of multinational corporations. The four essays cover research on inter-firm collaboration, supply risk management, purchasing competences and research on measuring and benchmarking SCM efforts.
Production management.
Operations Management.