Supply Network Strategies
Lars-Erik Gadde, Chalmers
Univ. of Technology
Hakan Hakansson, Univ. of Uppsala
This is the first textbook on
purchasing to develop the supply network perspective. The study of purchasing has
traditionally focused on the procurement of goods and services by companies. In recent
years, greater emphasis has been placed in research on purchasing and on the relationships
that exist between companies. This has led to the recognition that companies are linked in
supply chains. Supply Network Strategies adopts the industrial network approach developed
through the research of the IMP (Industrial Marketing and Purchasing) Group and focuses on
the co-ordination and integration of different supply chains. The book includes case
studies and interviews with purchasing directors and staff and is firmly placed in the
context of the on-going re-orientation of business activities.
The IMP Group of researchers
includes leading international experts in the fields of industrial/business marketing and
purchasing. This group is very influential and many university courses have been developed
based on the 'philosophy' of the IMP Group.
Table of Contents
Preface
Part I: Purchasing Challenges
The role of purchasing in the
company
Purchasing dynamics and
challenges
Purchasing and the new
economy
Part II: Network Analysis
Purchasing and the activity
structure
Purchasing and the resource
structure
Purchasing and the actor
structure
Part III: Supply Strategies
Determining the boundaries of
the firm
Developing relationships with
suppliers
Designing supply networks
Network strategies and
networking
References
Index
216 pages