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The Strategic Logic of Arms Purchasing

2023
International arms sales play an important role in the defense of states and as a result a sizeable literature has developed that deals with this topic. The importance of arms sales to states has carried over into political science as a result, where weapons play an important role in a variety of theories particularly those that fall into the various ...
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At last purchasing is becoming strategic

Long Range Planning, 1994
Abstract For 20 years purchasing managers have been challenged to view their function from a more proactive and strategic perspective. Certainly, a great deal of senior management attention has been focused on the firm's procurement related activities in an attempt to gain competitive advantage, Yet, the challenge has become more acute as firm's face
Robert E. Spekman, John W. Kamauff, Deborah J. Salmond   +2 more
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Strategic decisions to join group purchasing organizations

Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2020
Abstract Group purchasing organizations (GPOs) aim to aggregate the purchasing requirements of many buyers and utilize economies of scale to save costs and obtain quantity discounts from suppliers. This paper extends the application of GPOs to the chain stores industry.
Abbas Ahmadi, Mehdi Heydari, Mir Saman Pishvaee, Ebrahim Teimoury   +3 more
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Integrating purchasing into strategic management

Long Range Planning, 1990
Abstract The authors argue that a firm's ability to compete successfully in today's environment requires the integration of a sophisticated purchasing function into the strategic management decision making process. Three factors are creating the need for this integration: changes in the supply environment, increasing intensity of competition, and the
John N. Pearson, Karen J. Gritzmacher
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Strategic Purchasing Supply Initiatives

1997
Experienced CPOs have had days that they thought were going to be easy, only to see them turn into a hectic bind. Other times, they’ve walked into the office in the morning knowing they were going to be busy with interviews to hire a new buyer—only to lean back in their chair that afternoon with everything done.
Victor H. Pooler, David J. Pooler
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Strategic Capacity Rationing to Induce Early Purchases

Management Science, 2008
Dynamic pricing offers the potential to increase revenues. At the same time, it creates an incentive for customers to strategize over the timing of their purchases. A firm should ideally account for this behavior when making its pricing and stocking decisions.
Qian Liu 0002, Garrett J. van Ryzin
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A Strategic Role for Purchasing and Supply

2005
Following the review of environmental issues concerning industrial activity, this chapter will introduce the subject area of the study — purchasing and supply chain management in manufacturing companies. Charting the evolution of supply chain management from a largely clerical to a function of increasingly strategic importance, its main contributions ...
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STRATEGIC PURCHASING IN FAMILY BUSINESSES

2023
1960’lardan itibaren dünya genelinde yoğun bir biçimde görülmeye başlanan rekabet ortamı, işletmeleri sürdürülebilir ve yenilikçi çözümler aramaya zorlamıştır. Yaşanan kıyasıya rekabet, aile işletmelerindeki satın alma sistemin, işletme amaçlarıyla entegre olmuş stratejik satın alma işlevine dönüştürülmesini gerektirmektedir.
DEMİREL, Ömer, BAYRAMOĞLU, Gokben
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Strategic management in purchasing

2020
ÖZET Müşteri konumundaki departmanların neyi, ne zaman satınalmaya ihtiyaç duyduklarına karar vermesini pasif olarak bekleyen satmalına bölümü kavramı artık kabul edilebilir olmaktan çıkmıştır. Büyük rekabetin yaşandığı günümüz dünyasında hayatta kalabilmek için satınalma profesyonellerinin geçmişteki çalışma alışkanlıklarından vazgeçmesi gerekmektedir.
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Strategic purchasing reform in Estonia

2018
As of 2014, the Estonian Health Insurance Fund has adopted new purchasing procedures and criteria, which it now has started to implement in specialist care. Main changes include (1) redefined access criteria based on population need rather than historical supply, which aim to achieve more equal access of providers and specialties; (2) stricter ...
Habicht, Triin, Habicht, Jarno, Ginneken, Ewout van   +2 more
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