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Tiwari, Ashutosh, Christopher Turner, and Kieron Younis. "Socially responsible purchasing in the automotive industry." Social Responsibility Journal 10, no. 4 (September 30, 2014): 620–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/srj-05-2012-0056.

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Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to present a new process for the evaluation of an automotive organisation’s suppliers by corporate social responsibility (CSR) measures. Design/methodology/approach – A methodology for socially responsible purchasing is detailed along with a case study outlining its use within a large automotive manufacturer. Findings – Socially responsible purchasing has a positive impact on the performance, trust and cooperation of the supplier base. Industry practitioner’s state that cost and implementation difficulties are reasons for purchasing and supply managers’ reluctance to participate in CSR activities. The CSR evaluation process within the case study organisation identified which suppliers should be considered for CSR audit; giving the purchasing manager, of the case study organisation, an objective basis for decision-making. Research limitations/implications – Future development of the approach may involve the integration of the CSR tool more closely with strategy and policy procedures of an organisation. The CSR tool may also be developed for use in sectors beyond the automotive industry. Additional commentary is given on the potential relevance of this approach to the retail sector. Practical implications – The methodology and case study descriptions provide an outline template for purchasing and supply managers with the automotive sector and guidance for interested practitioners in other industries. Originality/value – This paper expands the guidance available for purchasing professionals wishing to evaluate the CSR impact of procurement decisions.
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Little, Bob. "The purchasing – and practical benefits – of a learning management system." Industrial and Commercial Training 47, no. 7 (October 5, 2015): 380–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ict-03-2015-0023.

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Purpose – An exploration of the corporate market for learning management systems (LMSs), looking at key issues in the buying process, LMS features and characteristics. It illustrates this with two case studies of global organisations’ LMS usage. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Discussion paper making use of analyst and buyer interviews. Findings – Having taken time and trouble to find the right LMS for your organisation can bring tangible benefits – for the organisation (via improving efficiency and achieving business goals), learning and development professionals (in charge of the whole process) and individual workers/ learners. From the case studies, this is true for companies in two widely diverse industries. Research limitations/implications – The value of understanding the differences between the 800 or so LMSs currently on the market – and going through a thorough and professional system to acquire the appropriate one for the organisation. Practical implications – Implemented successfully, an LMS enhances the user’s knowledge and skills; enables the learning and development professional to be more efficient and effective while reducing time pressures, and enables the organisation to achieve its business targets band goals. Social implications – Individual workers find learning – and performance support – simpler and easier to achieve as and when they require it. Originality/value – An attempt to discern some current trends and explore them through two recent cases.
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Nollet, Jean, and Martin Beaulieu. "Should an organisation join a purchasing group?" Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 10, no. 1 (February 2005): 11–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/13598540510578333.

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Hanson, Kara, Edwine Barasa, Ayako Honda, Warisa Panichkriangkrai, and Walaiporn Patcharanarumol. "Strategic Purchasing: The Neglected Health Financing Function for Pursuing Universal Health Coverage in Lowand Middle-Income Countries Comment on "What’s Needed to Develop Strategic Purchasing in Healthcare? Policy Lessons from a Realist Review"." International Journal of Health Policy and Management 8, no. 8 (May 29, 2019): 501–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.15171/ijhpm.2019.34.

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Sanderson et al’s realist review of strategic purchasing identifies insights from two strands of theory: the economics of organisation and inter-organisational relationships. Our findings from a programme of research conducted by the RESYST (Resilient and Responsive Health Systems) consortium in seven countries echo these results, and add to them the crucial area of organisational capacity to implement complex reforms. We identify key areas for policy development. These are the need for: (1) a policy design with clearly delineated responsibilities; (2) a task network of organisations to engage in the broad set of functions needed; (3) more effective means of engaging with populations; (4) a range of technical and management capacities; and (5) an awareness of the multiple agency relationships that are created by the broader financing environment and the provider incentives generated by multiple financing flows.
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van Zoest, Simon, Leentje Volker, and Marleen Hermans. "Implementing a new procurement strategy: the case of social housing associations." International Journal of Managing Projects in Business 13, no. 2 (July 26, 2019): 409–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmpb-09-2018-0189.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address the barriers that Dutch housing associations encounter in implementing new procurement strategies. Design/methodology/approach Several aspects of purchasing, portfolio management, project delivery and supply management are discussed in relation to the changing role of housing associations as semi-public commissioning bodies in the Dutch construction industry, based on data derived from workshops with six Dutch housing associations. Findings Housing associations are adapting their procurement strategy towards a more integrative and performance-based approach to supply management. Due to the complexity of implementing this process, housing associations struggle especially with moving beyond pilot projects, increasing the maturity levels throughout the organisation and aligning new policies with daily practices at a tactical and an operational level. Practical implications Increased knowledge of change processes and seeing the potential of maturity models will be valuable for practitioners who are dealing with changes on the work floor. Social implications Client organisations are considered one of the key drivers of change in the construction industry. Insights into these particular organisational change processes contribute to the potential of industry reform. Originality/value Most studies on collaboration and integration in the supply chain focus on the inter-organisational level or on the supply side, rather than the internal organisation of the client.
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Johanne Klungseth, Nora. "Organising cleaning in Norwegian public FM." Journal of Facilities Management 12, no. 4 (August 26, 2014): 382–410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jfm-02-2014-0007.

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Purpose – This paper aims to give an overview of the alternatives that Norwegian municipalities have regarding organisational models for their facility management (FM) and cleaning organisations, and to investigate what organisational models they apply, if building category or size of municipality influences their use of organisational models and whether their FM and cleaning organisations are organised similarly within identical municipalities. Design/methodology/approach – The research is based on a national survey conducted during year 2010. All Norwegian municipalities were invited to respond. The survey asked the head of the FM departments (or the chief executive officer [CEO] if the first could not answer) what organisational models they used for their FM and cleaning organisations and what changes they planned for the organisation in the future. All questions were asked according to different building categories to determine whether building category had any influence on their choices. Findings – Limited research has been published regarding the structure of the FM organisations in Norwegian municipalities and even less regarding their cleaning organisations. The results show that Norwegian municipalities prefer integrated models and also purchasing services from the private sector prior to applying decoupled models as inter-municipal alternatives and Municipal Limited Companies. The results do also indicate that Norwegian municipalities’ interest in such models is rising and that they seem to be moving away from traditional and integrated alternatives. Research limitations/implications – Although all municipalities were invited to the survey, only one-third responded. Originality/value – The article may represent a first thorough overview of what organisational models and what combinations of models Norwegian municipalities use for their FM and cleaning organisations. Compared to former studies, this article explores a greater variety in organisational models and a greater variety in researched building categories.
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Hurst, Keith, Stephen Harrison, and Trevor Ride. "Primary care organisation and management – Evidence from a total purchasing pilot." Journal of Management in Medicine 14, no. 3/4 (August 2000): 199–209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02689230010359192.

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Kmetec, Anja, Sonja Mlaker Kač, and Roman Gumzej. "How to Estimate Strategic Partnerships on the Basis of Quality Criteria in Logistics Systems." International Journal of Applied Logistics 11, no. 1 (January 2021): 52–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijal.2021010104.

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Due to increasing competition in the international market, organisations are facing daily challenges. The market has become global and international, so organisations are forced to incorporate intelligent logistics systems to facilitate operations. It is important for organisations to know with whom and on what basis to enter strategic partnerships. The article discusses theories related to ISO standards that support intelligent logistics systems, and strategic partnerships. First, the authors present the links of standards that represent the tool of intelligent logistics systems. The authors describe the partnerships and indicators of logistics systems that affect the integration of the supply chain. The research is based on the analysis of supply data obtained by the authors from the purchasing system of the organisation. In conclusion, the authors present the results of the analysis.
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Carvalho, Hermenegildo De Fatima, Estanislau De Sousa Saldanha, and Alvaro Menezes Amaral. "The Mediation Effects of Customer Satisfaction on the Relations Between Product Price, Service Quality and Purchasing Decision." Timor Leste Journal of Business and Management 2 (September 30, 2020): 14–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.51703/bm.v2i2.18.

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This research has two main objetives: (1) to examine the effect of price, service quality and costumer satisfaction on costumer’s purchasing decision, (2) to test the mediation effects of the costumer satisfaction on the relations between product price and service quality on purchasing decision. Data was collected from 82 insurance company’s costumers using questionnaire, and hypothesis was tested using Smart- PLS 3.0. The findings reveal that (1) price, service quality and costumer satisfaction have direct and significant effect on costumer purchasing decision, (2) costumer satisfaction has an indirect and significant effect on the relationship between service quality and costumer’s purchasing decision, and (3) costumer satisfaction has no significant effect on the relationship between product price and costumer’s purchasing decision. The study enriches the existing empirical studies on product price, service quality, costumer satisfaction and purchasing decision in emerging market. The study also provides practical implications to service industry managers to enhance costumer satisfaction and purchasing decision, ultimately increasing market share and organisation profits by considering service quality and product price.
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González-Benito, Javier, Gustavo Lannelongue, Luis Miguel Ferreira, and Carmen Gonzalez-Zapatero. "The effect of green purchasing on purchasing performance: the moderating role played by long-term relationships and strategic integration." Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing 31, no. 2 (March 7, 2016): 312–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jbim-09-2014-0188.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relationship between the environmental management of purchases and firm performance. The authors examine the moderating role played by two variables: the establishment of long-term relationships with suppliers and the strategic integration of the purchasing function. Design/methodology/approach – The authors conduct an empirical study on a sample of 100 Portuguese firms. Findings – Evidence reveals that green purchasing management improves the performance of the purchasing function, although the impact is greater when the organisation forges lasting alliances with its suppliers. Originality/value – This paper contributes to the study of the consequences of introducing environmental practices into the purchasing function, especially with regards to the formation of a panel of sustainable suppliers. Specifically, this research provides evidence to show that the implementation of those practices has positive impacts on the operating performance of the purchasing function and that the said effect is greater when a firm establishes long-term relationships with its suppliers.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Purchasing organisation"

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McCabe, Joseph David James. "Patterns of stent purchasing in a collaborative procurement organisation." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2010. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/49056/.

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Leveraging purchasing power through collaborative purchasing arrangements is widely used to deliver efficiency savings in public procurement. The success of such arrangements requires the purchasing behaviours of individual members of the collaborative organisation to change in order to realise the benefits of lower prices. However the actual purchasing behaviours of organisations within a collaborative purchasing arrangement have not been widely researched. The research uses a stationary stochastic model of buyer behaviour, the NBDDirichlet, to describe and predict the purchasing behaviours of buyers of coronary and ureteral stents in a collaborative purchasing organisation in the English National Health Service. The three year analysis period is a period of major change for each category, the result of supplier promotional activity in the ureteral stent case and purchasing management activity in the case of the coronary stents. Deviations between the observed patterns of behaviour and the model predictions point to violations of the basic Dirichlet requirements of stationary markets and lack of partitioning. In both the ureteral and coronary stent cases the research identifies a segment of frequent purchasers whose behaviour differs from the rest of the population. The impact of framework agreements in restricting the purchasing repertoire of buyers is also identified as a deviation from typical purchasing patterns. Both interventions result in changes to established loyalty patterns, whereby the initial high observed levels of loyalty towards particular suppliers are replaced by a greater willingness to purchase from alternative suppliers. The data analysis also provides preliminary evidence for purchase deceleration as buyers defer purchases during a negotiation period in anticipation of improved pricing.
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Lundberg, Ingrid, and Xinghua Sun. "A study of the effects of block order purchasing in ITAB Shop Concept Nässjö AB." Thesis, Jönköping University, Jönköping International Business School, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-747.

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ITAB Shop Concept Nässjö AB is a major actor in the shop interior decoration market. ITAB has during several years, seen their inventory levels increase and has experienced efficiency problems in their purchasing. Part of ITAB's problems is their customers’ very unsteady demand and their inability to give ITAB good information on when and where they will open or refurbish their stores. In ITAB’s efforts to improve their purchasing they have decided to move from a system where they exchange single orders with their suppliers, with a given, fixed delivery time, to a system of sending block orders and exchange forecasts. The block order system means that ITAB places an order for the full amount of an article needed during a set period. The suppliers will then deliver the amount needed by ITAB at several occasions specified by ITAB. Delivery schedules and forecast will give the supplier the information as to how much and when to deliver. However, this change has yet to be implemented. The purpose of this study is thus to analyse what effects such a change might have on ITAB and their suppliers.

The study made is based on a qualitative approach. The information used to analyse the problem was acquired through several semi-structured interviews with different managers within ITAB as well as two people within each of the supplier organisations. Five of ITAB’s suppliers were interviewed. The people interviewed in the supplier organisations all belonged to sales, or order department or production planning or vice president. Mapping was used to illustrate the current order flow, purchasing flow, and production flow within ITAB as well as the order flow in the supplier organisations.

The outcome of the interviews was that several of the suppliers showed a very positive attitude to the implementation of the block order system. The cooperation between them and ITAB seemed, according to both parties, to be working well. A good relationship is a good basis to introduce new routines and deepen the relationship. The suppliers believed that a forecast would give them the possibility to improve their production planning as well as their capacity use. However, each supplier set terms for its implementation. One being that the information sharing between the two companies must improve. ITAB also have to take the responsibility as well as ownership of everything they purchase. If this is the case, most suppliers aired a certain promise to be able to store ITAB’s products before delivering and to be able to implement the block order system. However, there need to be further negotiations between ITAB and the suppliers to discuss and settle the exact terms of contract.

It is the authors’ belief that some prerequisites must be fulfilled before ITAB implements the block order system. The information sharing between the two companies must improve. If the forecast shall give the suppliers some benefits, they need to be as accurate as possible. The communication about orders has to be timelier and fit the suppliers lead times better. Today, the suppliers often receive order information from ITAB too late, which causes difficulties. If the suppliers are to trust the forecasts, they must be as accurate as possible. It is the author’s belief that if this is not so the suppliers will increase their inventory costs as well as continue to have difficulties delivering. It is also the author’s belief that the communication between sales and purchasing in ITAB needs to improve so that the forecast can be updated in a timely fashion as well as correctly. More involvement of suppliers as well as purchasing and production within ITAB’s product development phase could help them prepare for changes, and prevent mishaps.

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Berglund, Sonny, and Claes Eriksson. "Inköpsorganisation och förbättringsförslag i ett medelstort tillverkande företag." Thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-19606.

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Inköp har en direkt påverkan på ett företags lönsamhet, vilket gör att fokus på att reducera inköpskostnader kan leda till stora positiva effekter. Inköp i ett företag är i regel organiserad i en hierarkisk struktur som bör anpassas utifrån de utmaningar ett företag ställs inför. En av faktorerna som påverkar inköpsorganisationens struktur är vilken centraliseringsgrad som används. Tenhults Pressgjuteri AB hade år 2011 en omsättning på 90 miljoner SEK och 75st anställda. Företaget har nyligen expanderat kraftigt vilket har lett till strukturella problem i inköpsorganisationen. Dessa problem syns bland annat i ansvarsfördelningen av inköp är otydlig. Företagets ledning har upplevt att inköpsorganisationen har blivit svårare att överblicka och styra vilket har lett till att de överväger att centralisera inköpsorganisationen. Examensarbetets syfte är att utreda inköpsorganisationen på Tenhults Pressgjuteri bland annat genom att applicera teorier framtagna för stora företag. För att uppfylla syftet har följande tre frågeställningar formulerats: Vilka styrkor och svagheter finns i inköpsorganisationen? Vilka förbättringsmöjligheter finns i inköpsorganisationen? Vilken grad av centralisering i inköpsorganisationen är lämplig? Inköpsorganisationen på företaget är fördelat bland olika avdelningar. Totalt har 13 anställda intervjuats under examensarbetet. Att ansvarsfördelningen är otydlig har sin grund i företagets förändring sedan det grundades. Att centralisera inköpsorganisationen är ett beslut från ledningen och är inte en nödvändighet enligt de anställda. Företaget brister i många steg i inköpsprocessen. De största bristerna återfinns vid utvärdering av leverantörsprestationer och genomförda inköp. Val av leverantör baseras ofta på pris. Företaget har hög teknisk kompetens bland de anställda. Företaget behöver skapa en struktur över inköpsorganisationen. De behöver utveckla strategi och taktik vid inköp och börja utvärdera genomförda inköp och leverantörernas prestationer. De bör använda de inköpsverktyg som finns tillgängliga och använda rätt kompetens vid rätt köp. Slutligen så rekommenderas företaget att fortsätta utveckla de områden som har bedömts som bra för att undvika att dessa blir förbisedda. Med hänsyn till Tenhults Pressgjuteris mål att växa 15 % varje år och de förutsättningar som företaget har bedöms den blandade centraliseringsgraden vara mest lämplig. Vissa av företagets inköp flyttas till en central inköpsavdelning medan tekniskt svåra artiklar köps in av lämpliga anställda. Detta alternativ ger god möjlighet för företaget att arbeta strategiskt med inköp och anses vara genomförbart.
Purchasing has a direct impact on a company’s profitability, which means that focusing on reducing purchasing costs can lead to large positive effects. The purchasing function in a company is usually organized in a hierarchical structure which depends on the challenges the company faces. One factor that affects the organization structure is what degree of centralization that is being used. Tenhults Pressgjuteri AB had the year 2011 sales of 90 million SEK and currently employs 75 people. The company has recently expanded significantly which has led to structural problems in the purchasing organization. Company directors have experienced that the purchasing organization is becoming more difficult to monitor and control and are considering a centralized purchasing organization. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the purchasing organization at Tenhults Pressgjuteri which also includes applying theories developed for large companies. To fulfill this purpose, the following three questions have been formulated: What strengths and weaknesses are there in the purchasing organization? What opportunities for improvement are there in the purchasing organization? What degree of centralization for the purchasing organization is appropriate? The purchasing organization is spread among several departments. A total of 13 employees have been interviewed during this thesis. Responsibilities within the purchasing process are unclear due to changes in the company since it was founded. The decision to centralize the purchasing organization is made by management and not a necessity from the view of the employees. Many steps in the purchasing process are not performed properly. The main inadequacies are found where evaluation of both supplier performance and the purchase is made. Supplier selection is often based on price. The company has a high technical expertise among the employees. The company needs to create a structure in the purchasing organization. They need to develop strategies and tactics for purchasing and start evaluating purchases and supplier’s performance. The company should make use of the purchasing tools that are available and use the right competence for the right purchase. Finally, we recommend the company to continue to develop the areas of the purchasing that have been estimated to be acceptable to avoid that they are overlooked. Considering Tenhults Pressgjuteris goal to grow 15 % each year and the conditions that the company has, the mixed degree of centralization is estimated to be most appropriate. Some of the company’s purchases are moved to a central purchasing department while technically difficult items still remains at appropriate staff. This option provides a good opportunity for the company to work strategically with purchase and is considered viable.
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Antell, Beatrice, and Emma Heijl. "Central Purchasing at Stora Enso : A Survey of the Supplier Relations." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Economics, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-2649.

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the suppliers’ view of their relation to Stora Enso. The study focuses on the relation between the central purchasing unit of Stora Enso and the suppliers but also gives indications of how the overall interface between Stora Enso and the suppliers works. The purpose is explored through a number of research objectives, which are presented below.

Areas essential for the functioning of the central purchasing unit:

- The overall organisation of Stora Enso’s purchasing activities,

- Stora Enso’s cross-functional purchasing teams,

- The internal coordination and communication,

- The relational bonds between Stora Enso and the suppliers

Important goals and visions for the central purchasing unit:

- Minimising the Total Business Cost,

- Being an attractive partner to the suppliers

Currently discussed issues within the central purchasing organisation:

- The potential for closer cooperation between Stora Enso and the suppliers,

- The professionalism of Stora Enso’s purchasers

Stora Enso is well organised for purchasing but the centrally coordinated cross-functional teams are not working as well as they could. The internal coordination has improved lately but the central purchasing unit’s mission to optimise for Stora Enso as a whole often creates tension within the organisation, as a result of the mills being profit centres. The internal communication is not efficient, and the suppliers are strengthening their bonds with the mills by taking over the responsibility for certain information flows. The central purchasing unit and the cross-functional teams have the responsibility but not the authority to carry out their task of identifying and reducing the Total Business Cost. Stora Enso is an attractive customer for their suppliers, mainly because of the big volumes they represent. The current negotiation strategies are not advantageous for the introduction of collaborative supplier relations but other factors in the relation between the suppliers and Stora Enso speak strongly in favour for such a strategic change. When it comes to professionalism and business moral the suppliers give the central purchasing unit a very positive evaluation.

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Álvarez, Carranza Ricardo. "Digging into Dirty Laundry: e-Standardization of Legal Services Procurement." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.), 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-38925.

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The purpose of this thesis is to propose a standardization model for the purchase process of legal professional services leveraging e-Procurement and to validate the benefits brought by the implementation of both, an e-Procurement tool and a new procurement process. The hypotheses of this thesis are applicable to the procurement of legal professional services of large companies with a central legal department in charge of managing the relations with different legal firms (legal services suppliers). The information presented was gathered in a large global manufacturing company with strong presence in Europe. The procurement of legal professional services throughout the entire organization was analyzed and validated by central legal department based in the headquarters. An innovative model for the procurement of the legal services has been proposed based on different findings in the current literature. Also, a model developed by Ronchi et al. was leveraged to quantitatively measure the benefits brought by the implementation of e-Procurement. The model was implemented in the organization with the help of central purchasing and legal departments. The results showed it is possible to standardize the operative procurement of legal professional services for end-users to perceive the same process as the one used for direct purchases of office supplies. In order to accomplish this, some roles and an important transformation within the organization must be carried out. A general model to implement a comprehensive procurement process leveraging e-Procurement is presented in this study. The conclusions are that the specialized procurement literature focuses very little on service procurement standardization and even less in legal professional services or process standardization through e-Procurement, and thus this study and the model introduced might work as a starting point for professional practitioners or academic researchers alike. Further research topics are suggested at the end of this study to continue research on this topic.
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Bäckström, Göran, and Mattias Ahlström. "Kontakter på kinesiska : Viktiga faktorer för svenska småföretag vid varuimport från Kina." Thesis, Södertörn University College, School of Business Studies, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-530.

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This paper will answer which factors are important for the business relation between a small Swedish import company and a Chinese contractor. The problem is based partly in theories that points to cultural and organizational differences between Sweden and China, and partly in current examples from Swedish companies. The relevant data has been collected by interviews with three small Swedish companies that are currently using Chinese contractors.

The result is that the differences between the countries and organizations exist, but that they do not interfere with the inter-company relations. The conclusion is that our result contradicts

the established theories in the field, and that a more comprehensive investigation is warranted.


Denna uppsats skall svara på vilka faktorer som är viktiga för en handelsrelation mellan ett litet svenskt importföretag och en kinesisk leverantör. Problemet grundar sig dels i teorier som visar på kulturella och organisatoriska skillnader mellan Sverige och Kina och dels aktuella exempel från svenska företag. För att få fram relevant data har vi intervjuat tre svenska småföretag som använder sig av leverantörer i Kina.

Resultatet är att skillnaderna mellan länderna och organisationerna finns, men att det inte stör relationen företagen emellan. Slutsatsen blir därför att vårt resultat motsäger dom etablerade teorierna i ämnet, och att en mer omfattande undersökning är befogad.

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Lian, Paul Chee Seong. "Relationships in the purchasing of business to business professional services : purchasing occupational health services in the United Kingdom." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.369626.

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Conceptual development in the purchasing of professional business services has been limited to date. A critical examination of purchasing in this specific context is necessary given the distinctive nature and characteristics of professional business services. In view of this map, this research explores the purchasing of professional business services, looking specifically at the purchasing of occupational health services. The occupational health services context is an ideal case context of study given the similar nature and service characteristics of these services when compared with other professional business services. In light of the current state of theory development, a post positivist approach to research emphasising the discovery and or the corroboration of theories in the path to theory development formed the basis of this research. In this regard, conceptual material was drawn from the related fields of services marketing and industrial goods purchasing. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative tools, these concepts were applied in the context of purchasing occupational health services in a sample of 360 organisations that consisted of FTSE 350 companies and selected public sector organisations. Subsequently, through theoretical sampling, a range of buying situations particularly possible transactional ones in in-depth study of seven buyer and service provider dyads was undertaken. It was concluded that the relational models of purchasing were applicable to all cases studied in this specific context. However, in exploring the dynamics of relational purchasing, the relationships underpinning the process were found to be heterogeneous. An understanding of the dynamics of these relationships formed the foundation for a classification of ideal type relationships. This proposed typology represents the first step in developing a conceptual model for understanding inter-organisational interaction and relationships. Comparison of conceptual development at this level sets the stage for empirical testing through future research.
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Preuss, Lutz. "Environmental protection : the contribution of purchasing managers in Scottish manufacturing organisations." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.417915.

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Giannakis, Mihalis. "The role of purchasing in the management and performance of supplier relationships : an empirical investigation in service organisations." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2004. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/1213/.

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This thesis investigates the role of purchasing managers (and departments) in supplier relationships( SRs) and assesses the impact of their role on SRs' performance. Driven by the importance of outsourcing in organisations, there is an intense interest in academia in the study of SRs and an increased awareness that purchasing has an important role to play in their management. In the literature however there appears to be an incoherent view of the actual role of purchasing in SRs, which is limited to anecdotal accounts that take the vague assumption that purchasing managers and departments, by virtue of their position in organisations, manage the SRs. The aim of this thesis is to push theory forward by exploring this role in a systematic way and to investigate whether and how it varies across SRs that involve the exchange of products/services with certain structural characteristics.I n that way it generates insights about how the purchasing function can be leveraged to better manage SRs. A multiple case study research design is employed in order to achieve a deeper and greater understanding of the processes that define the actual role of purchasing. Empirical research is conducted in two large service organisations in the UK (a financial organisation and an airport operator), examining seven diverse SRs that involve the exchange of products and services with different levels of asset specificity and criticality. An integrated framework of various activities that purchasing managers are involved in for the management of SRs is developed initially. The way that purchasing managers conduct these activities in the different SRs is then examined to generate insights about the actual role of purchasing in the individual SRs that is defined in terms of four variables (level of contribution to the development of trust in the SR, level of power in the SRs, level of involvement in the SR and level of contribution to the development of commitment in the SR). With the use of a gap analysis model to assess the performance of the individual SRs, the impact of the role of purchasing on SRs performance is finally extrapolated. The results provide support for the following primary conclusion. The widely held assumption that purchasing managers are in effect supply chain managers is tempered by the findings of this research, which observed a far more limited role for purchasing managers (and a negative impact) in the management of SRs relating to products/services which have high levels of criticality and asset specificity. Their negative impact in such SRs was also observed to have implications for the dyadic relationship of the purchasing department with the internal (customer) departments, which under certain conditions can create problems of coordination in the organisations. From a managerial point of view this thesis demonstrates in a systematic way the contribution and role of purchasing to SRs. The framework of activities that is developed may provide a useful reference point for the auditing and improvement initiatives of purchasing professionals in SRs. From this, guidance about the types of situation in which certain activities may be more important than others will provide a useful guide to how purchasing departments may be involved in an effective and efficient way. Academically, this thesis utilises an innovative conceptual method in evaluating SRs by incorporating two major theoretical frameworks and provides with insights in delineating the actual role of the purchasing function in SRs. Finally, the thesis contributes to the ongoing debate of the establishment of a contiguous Supply Chain Management discipline, by investigating its problem domain.
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Jönerfall, Alexander, and Lukas Fritz. "Samkoordinerade inköp för organisationer med kundanpassade projekt : En explorativ fallstudie inom massa- och pappersindustrin." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-78936.

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I tillverkande företag kan inköpskostnaden stå för 60–80 procent av den totalaproduktkostnaden. Det framhäver vikten av att identifiera en kostnadseffektiv inköpsstrategi som reducerar totalkostnad för inköp. En sådan inköpsstrategi kan vara inköp av större ordervolym för att erhålla volymbaserat pris. Tidigare forskning om volymbaserat pris centreras kring inköp av standardkomponenter i stora volymer, således finns en bristande forskning om volymbaserat pris för organisationer som inte tillämpar denna typ av inköp. Studien syftar därför till att med en explorativ fallstudie, studera hur ökad ordervolym med samkoordinerade inköp påverkar totalkostnad för inköp hos en organisation med hög kundanpassning och låg årlig ordervolym. En organisation som arbetar enligt engineer-to-order (ETO) med storskaliga projekt, hög kundanpassning och låg årlig ordervolym har således använts som huvudsaklig empirisk kontext för fallstudien. Datainsamlingen har i fallstudien bestått av en metodkombination som inkluderar en dominerande kvalitativ fas följt av en underliggande kvantitativ fas. Insamlade data användes sedan i en kostnadsanalys för att utvärdera hur identifierade faktorer påverkade organisationens totalkostnad för inköp och huruvida samkoordinerade inköp kan anses som en kostnadseffektiv inköpsstrategi i denna kontext. Resultatet från studien visar att inköpspris reduceras och lagerkostnad ökar vid samkoordinerade inköp för organisationer med hög kundanpassning och låg årlig ordervolym. Den köpande organisationen kan påverka faktorerna: ordervolym och utformning av artiklar, vilket skapar en kostnadsförändring för leverantörernas faktorer: tillverkning, material, transport och administration. Kostnadsanalysen visar att kostnadsreducering uppnås vid samkoordinerade inköp för den studerade organisationen. Viss osäkerhet kring resultatet uppstår då samkoordinerade inköp skapar en ny situation för lagerhantering där kostnadsuppgifter saknas. Enligt studien kan synergierna av samkoordinerade inköp förstärkas genom ett skifte mot single sourcing, centraliserade inköp och ökad grad av standardisering. Studiens främsta bidrag är en identifikation av de faktorer som påverkas i leverantörernas verksamhet vid en kombination av samkoordinerade inköp och karaktäristiken av ETO, samt hur dessa genererar volymbaserat pris.
In manufacturing companies, the purchase cost can account for 60-80 percent of the total product cost. The high purchase cost emphasizes the importance of identifying a cost-effective purchasing strategy that reduces the total cost of purchasing. Such a purchasing strategy can be to purchase larger order volumes in order to obtain quantity discounts. Previous research on quantity discounts is centered on the purchase of standard components in large volumes, thus a lack of research on quantity discounts for organizations that do not apply this type of purchase exists. Therefore, this study aims to examine how a larger order volume with coordinated purchases affects the total cost of purchasing for an organization with high customer customization and low annual order volume. It was done with an exploratory case study of an organization that operates according to engineer-to-order (ETO) with large-scale projects, high customer customization and low annual order volume. The data collection in the case study consisted of a mixed-method approach that includes a dominant qualitative phase followed by an underlying quantitative phase. The collected data was further used in a cost analysis to evaluate how identified factors affected the organisation's total cost of purchasing and whether coordinated purchases can be considered a cost-effective purchasing strategy in this context. The result of the study shows that the purchase price is reduced, and the inventory cost is increased by coordinated purchases for organizations with high customer customization and low annual order volume. The purchasing organization can affect the factors: order volume and design of items, which results in a cost change for the supplier’s factors: manufacturing, materials, transport and administration. The cost analysis shows that a cost reduction is achieved through coordinated purchases for the studied organisation. Some uncertainties about the result arises as coordinated purchases create a new situation for inventory management where cost data is missing. The synergies of coordinated purchasing can further be enhanced by a shift towards single sourcing, centralized purchasing and increased degree of standardization. The main contribution of the study is the identification of factors in the suppliers' operations that are affected by the combination of coordinated purchases and the characteristics of ETO, and how they generate quantity discounts.
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Kirk, M. Study of a change process in a small purchasing organisation. Oxford: Oxford Brookes University, 1997.

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Shaw, Susan A. The organisation of retail buying groups in the United Kingdom: Structures, controls & decision processes. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh, Management School, 1993.

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Wander, Carsten. Logistik und Wettbewerb: Zur Rolle logistischer Organisation in einer wettbewerbsbasierten Marktwirtschaft. Bern: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers, 2018.

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Management and organisation of public procurement in Kenya: A review of proposed changes. Nairobi, Kenya: Institute of Policy Analysis and Research, 2007.

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Logistik und Wettbewerb: Zur Rolle logistischer (Re-)Organisation in einer wettbewerbsbasierten Marktwirtschaft. Frankfurt am Main: Lang, 2009.

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Bence, Valerie. St. James's Hospital and Lucas Engineering Systems Ltd: A public/private sector collaboration in BPR Project B : the re-organisation of purchasing and supplies. Cranfield: Cranfield School of Management, 1995.

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Chambre de commerce, d'industrie et d'agriculture de Dakar, ed. Code des marchés publics: Complété par le Décret no 2007-546 portant organisation et fonctionnement de l'Autorité de régulation des marchés publics (ARMP), le Décret no 2007-547 portant création de la Direction centrale des marchés publics (DCMP). [Dakar]: Éditions CCIAD, 2007.

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Senegal. Code des marchés publics: Complété par le Décret no 2007-546 portant organisation et fonctionnement de l'Autorité de régulation des marchés publics (ARMP), le Décret no 2007-547 portant création de la Direction centrale des marchés publics (DCMP). [Dakar]: Éditions CCIAD, 2007.

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O'Halloran, Eavan. The impact of the Irish national stereotype on the organisational purchasing process. Dublin: University College Dublin, 1992.

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Naude, Pete. Consistency, variability and ambiguity: The reliability of judgemental information in organisational purchasing. Manchester: Manchester Business School, 1993.

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Weigel, Ulrich, and Marco Ruecker. "The Purchasing Organisation." In Management for Professionals, 27–44. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57651-0_3.

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Kitson, Alan, and Robert Campbell. "Ethical Issues in Purchasing." In The Ethical Organisation, 185–94. London: Macmillan Education UK, 1996. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-24405-8_12.

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Campbell, Robert, and Alan Kitson. "The Ethical Organisation and Purchasing." In The Ethical Organisation, 182–90. London: Macmillan Education UK, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-92200-0_12.

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Le Loarne, Séverine, and Audrey Bécuwe. "Exploring Functional Legitimacy Within Organisations: Lessons to be Learnt from Suchman’s Typology. The Case of the Purchasing Function and SAP Implementation." In Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing, 101–18. London: Springer London, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-183-1_7.

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Papanastasiou, Thomas-Nektarios. "The Implications of Political Risk Insurance in the Governance of Energy Projects: Τhe Case of Japan’s Public Insurance Agencies." In Public Actors in International Investment Law, 155–78. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58916-5_9.

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AbstractBy purchasing political risk insurance (PRI), investors can successfully strengthen their position in the host state, allocating the burden of political risk to third parties (insurance agencies). PRI is provided by international organisations, such as the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and state-sponsored insurance agencies, known as export credit agencies (ECAs) or public insurance agencies. This chapter focuses on the insurance schemes of NEXI, Japan’s officially sponsored ECA, which plays a dominant role in providing PRI to Japanese nationals. The benefits of insurance agencies providing PRI schemes go beyond cash indemnification. PRI mechanisms include various policy requirements, operational conditions, and performance standards that not only influence the engagement of the insured investors, but also shape the regulatory authority of host governments and affect local communities. PRI plays a particularly crucial role in the governance of energy projects due to the complexity of this sector and its importance to states and local communities. However, there are policy and operational implications of PRI provision in the governance of energy projects with an adverse effect on local communities. In response, most insurance agencies like NEXI, have taken measures for socially and environmentally responsible investments, requiring their insured clients to comply with various social and environmental standards and establishing surveillance mechanisms and in-house grievance facilities. Even if these practices are moving in the right direction, their true functionality and effectiveness have not yet been proved.
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Fill, Chris, and Scot McKee. "Organisational Buying Behaviour." In Business Marketing: The Theory and Practice of B2B. Goodfellow Publishers, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.23912/978-1-906884-54-3-1760.

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This chapter introduces traditional views about organisational buying behaviour, before progressing to consider the importance of relationships and the contribution that systems and technology have made to this aspect of business marketing. The chapter starts with a comparison of the main characteristics associated with both consumer and organisational purchasing behaviour. Then, following an examination of the decision making unit and the decision making processes generally assumed to be adopted by organisations, the focus moves to reflect upon the different influences that can impact on an organisation’s purchasing activities. The last section looks at the nature of uncertainty and the way in which organisations attempt to reduce buyer-perceived risk. It ends by examining how relationships between buyers and sellers can evolve and affect the purchasing behaviour of organisations.
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Polonsky, Michael Jay, Harry Brooks, Philip Henry, and Craig Schweizer. "An Exploratory Examination of Environmentally Responsible Straight Rebuy Purchases in Large Australian Organisations 1." In Greener Purchasing, 151–63. Routledge, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781351283403-11.

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Green, Ken, Barbara Morton, and Steve New. "Greening organisations: purchasing, consumption and innovation." In Innovation By Demand, 129–50. Manchester University Press, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.7228/manchester/9780719062674.003.0009.

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O’Leary, Chris, and Chris Fox. "Commissioning and social determinants: evidence and opportunities." In Local Authorities and the Social Determinants of Health, 269–82. Policy Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447356233.003.0015.

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This chapter argues that local authorities can and should use their purchasing power strategically to address the social determinants of health that affect their local area. It examines commissioning and procurement as local authority functions, defining these concepts and exploring the conceptual confusion between the two. The chapter then looks at the evidence of current practice of local authorities (with a particular focus on local authorities in the UK) in strategic use of their purchasing power. Core to the argument is the role of local voluntary organisations and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), so there is a particular focus on the commissioning experience of these types of organisations. Finally, the chapter makes the case for the role that voluntary sector organisations can play in addressing social determinants of health, before drawing some broad conclusions about the way forward.
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Marshall, Roger, Leonard Ling Ping Chih, Peh Yam Khim, and Goh Whee Cheng. "Decisions about Decisions: Leveraging the Internet to Distribute Influence in Organisational Buying Centres." In Advances in Business Marketing and Purchasing, 69–85. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/s1069-096420160000024005.

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Conference papers on the topic "Purchasing organisation"

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Botte, John, and Paul Gielen. "Setup and Organisation of a NDA-System Procurement Project." In The 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management. ASMEDC, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/icem2007-7274.

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Belgoprocess is momentarily in the process of purchasing its fifth NDA-system. Measurement systems are, although based on general designs, not from the shelf items but tailormade sophisticated and highly automated devices. It is obvious that such a project cannot be carried out by solely a NDA team, but needs a multifunctional team. This team combines NDA expertise with experts in civil works, electrical and mechanical engineering, procurement, IT, safety and legal administration. From less positive experiences in the past, Belgoprocess learned a lot and has now a systematic in place. This systematic structures the project from definition of requirements to operation, a two to three year process. This paper defines the phases of a NDA project and gives for each phase some do’s and don’ts. A second subject is the writing and handling of the vast but needed and required documentation. It gives a brief overview of the over thirty documents and files needed. The described, integrated and formal approach reduces the risk of failing projects, systems not meeting the expectations or denied qualification. It puts clear agreements in place, smoothening the relationship between company, supplier and authorities.
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Yorke, Ezekiel, Boppana Chowdary, and Jainarine Bansee. "A STUDY ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF A LOCAL BOTTLE MANUFACTURING OPERATION: DEPLOYMENT OF LEAN PRINCIPLES AND DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATION." In International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering & Technology (IConETech-2020). Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.47412/hqcs4121.

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Local manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SME) have faced continuous challenges in competing with manufacturing firms of scale on the global market. Factors such as the presence of a traditional organisational structure and inefficient utilisation of resources have contributed to the challenges faced by local SMEs in keeping up with regional and international competitors within the manufacturing sector. To investigate the aforementioned challenges, a case study was conducted on a local bottle manufacturing SME which sought to improve their system performance across their Plastic Injection Melding (PIM) operation. Using strategies in the form of lean manufacturing as well as ARENA® simulation software, the challenges identified within their operation were observed and mitigated using key performance indicators. Lean strategies such as Heijunka, Kanban and Six Sigma were utilised as possible methods of reducing waste within the existing simulation model. When comparing the key performance indicators from the simulation, findings highlighted improvements in the Work in Process (WIP) and Waiting Time (WT) by 84.78% and 98.03% for the entire operation. A cost-benefit analysis was carried out to identify the most financially feasible strategy in purchasing the resources that were required for the strategy’s integration into the actual system.
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