Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

Thomas E. Johnsen is Professor of Purchasing and Supply Management at Audencia Business School, France, where he directs the M.Sc. in Supply Chain and Purchasing Management. His research revolves around sustainable supply networks and he is Associate Editor of the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management.Mickey Howard is Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Exeter Business School, UK. His crrent research interests include interorganizational relationships, government mechanisms and circular economy. He is a regular contributor at events such as the Academy of Management, EurOMA and IPSERA.Joe Miemczyk is Professor of Supply Chain Management at ESCP Europe Business School based at the London, UK campus. He researches sustainable and circular supply chains in a number of sectors, publishing in a variety of supply chain and operations journals.

• Chapter 1 Introduction PART A PURCHASING & SOURCING Chapter 2 Sourcing Chapter 3 Purchasing Strategy Chapter 4 Supplier Relationships Chapter 5 Outsourcing Chapter 6 Global Sourcing Chapter 7 Innovation and Technology PART B: Supply chain and network management Chapter 8 Supply Chain Strategy Chapter 9 Service-based supply chains Chapter 10 Logistics decisions in the supply network Chapter 11 Distribution systems PART C: Policy, tools and implementation Chapter 12 – Supply chain mapping and evaluation Chapter 13 – Standards and legislation Chapter 14 – Towards sustainable supply networks Chapter 15 – Conclusion

Developing and improving sustainable business and supply chain practices is now obligatory for businesses, not just an option. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: A Sustainability Perspective, Second Edition, builds on the ground breaking first edition by providing the most current insights from research and industry practice for sustainably managing global supply chains. Johnsen, Howard and Miemczyk provide cutting-edge insight and direction for students, practitioners and academics to successfully analyze, develop and manage purchasing and supply chain management practices that are critical for holistically improving the "triple bottom line".George A. Zsidisin, Ph.D., C.P.M., CPSM, Professor of Supply Chain Management, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA; Co-Editor Emeritus, Journal of Purchasing and Supply ManagementPurchasing and Supply Chain Management captures current developments in the field, integrating sustainability oriented analysis and resource based theory throughout. This makes the book unique as an up-to-date teaching text. I would wholeheartedly recommend it. Prof. Dr. Stefan Seuring, Chair of Supply Chain Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Kassel, GermanyThis textbook provides a unique, theory-based, practical and accessible contribution on the strategic importance of purchasing and supply chain management in advancing towards corporate sustainability. It is an important addition to responsible management education.Dr. Anne Touboulic, Assistant Professor in Operations Management, Nottingham University Business School, UK