Developing sourcing capabilities
Subtitle: creating strategic change in purchasing and supply management
By: edited by Bj"orn Axelsson, Frank Rozemeijer and Finn Wynstra.
Contributors: Axelsson, Björn, 1948-; Rozemeijer, Frank.; Wynstra, Finn.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
Subjects: Purchasing -- Management.; Industrial procurement.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The case for change / Bj"orn Axelsson, Frank Rozemeijer and Finn Wynstra; title: Exploring change issues in strategic sourcing / Bj"orn Axelsson, Frank Rozemeijer and Finn Wynstra; title: Understanding strategic change / Henrik Agndal, Bj"orn Axelsson and Leif Melin; title: Areas and instruments of change; title: Developing the supply base by changing supplier relations / Anna Dubois and Finn Wynstra; title: Organising for strategic sourcing / Frank Rozemeijer and Finn Wynstra; title: Leadership and values for competitive sourcing / Ethel Brundin, Leif Melin and Bj"orn Axelsson; title: Developing and managing knowledge and competencies / Bj"orn Axelsson, Pieter Bouwmans, Frank Rozemeijer and Finn Wynstra; title: Change through leveraging information and communication technology / Jens Hultman and Bj"orn Axelsson; title: Supporting change through performance measurement / Bj"orn Axelsson, Frank Rozemeijer and Finn Wynstra; title: Coping with individuals' resistance to change / Sicco Santema, Marc Reunis and Frank Rozemeijer; title: Illustrations; title: The reality of organising for purchasing synergies / Arjan van Weele; title: From buying towards supply management at Nordic Construction Company (NCC) / Bj"orn Axelsson; title: Supply function's role in a major corporate turnaround: lessons from Thomson / Fraser Johnson and Mike Leenders; title: Strategic change towards global sourcing: Ericsson in China / Tony Fang and Bj"orn Axelsson; title: Reflections; title: Synthesis and reflections / Bj"orn Axelsson, Frank Rozemeijer and Finn Wynstra.