May 2023
Intermediate to advanced
224 pages
4h 23m
English

Chapter Objectives
• Introduce the concept of supplier selection
• Discuss the different types of supplier relationships
• Explore how internal purchasing organization affects supplier management
Supplier relationships are crucial to the organization. This is true whether they are transactional relationships based on single or few transactions between the parties or strategic relationships that may span decades in length with numerous transactions connecting the companies. These relationships should be managed intentionally and never treated as something that is taken for granted.
Strategic Alliances
Since SCM focuses ...