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Procurement and Supply Chain Techniques

Empowering Employees

Empowering Employees

Over 70% of organisations now use empowerment initiatives. This concept explores how and why companies apply them. Empowerment is a key driver of motivation, autonomy, and innovation. Edmondson (2018) and Parker (1998) show it thrives in safe cultures and well-designed roles.

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Enterprise Content Management

Enterprise Content Management

The concept describes how enterprise content management has become an essential component of managing successful organisations. It explains the types of enterprise content management systems that exist, and provides step by step implementation advice as well as factors for success.

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Enterprise Resource Planning

Enterprise Resource Planning

Implementing a ERP system is a time consuming, difficult process. You will learn where problems arise and what measures and steps need to be in place to implement successfully.

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Ethical Purchasing/Ethical Procurement

Ethical Purchasing/Ethical Procurement

The purpose of ethical purchasing is to promote good labour and environmental standards in supply chains. The concept reviews the main issues related to ethics in purchasing and presents some useful implementation information.

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Exit Strategies

Exit Strategies

Exit strategies and contract escape clauses are particularly relevant for those dealing with outsourcing and subcontracting. The concept reviews the term ‘exit strategies’ and discusses how firms should approach and anticipate the ending of contracting relationships between buyers and suppliers.

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Financial Management in Procurement

Financial Management in Procurement

The aim of financial management in procurement is to maximise value for every member in the value chain while minimising cost and reducing risk. The concept has been designed to provide an overview of the conceptual and applied aspects of finance management in procurement.

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Forward Integration

Forward Integration

Forward integration is one of three types of vertical integration, where companies in a supply chain are united through a common owner. This concept will help managers to differentiate between forward and backward integration and gain insights into its implementation steps and success measures.

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Future Supply Chains

Future Supply Chains

The future supply chain vision encompasses concepts for infrastructure sharing that go beyond common practices. This concept reviews the current state of supply chains and presents a conceptual approach that illustrates how the likelihood of change in the future.

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Green Logistics

Green Logistics

The concept reviews the notion of green logistics and describes some of the problems that arise when companies adopt it. Strengths, implementation steps and business evidence provided will help organisations make a more informed decision about benefits of green logistics and transforming their supply chains.

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Horizontal vs. Vertical Integration

Horizontal vs. Vertical Integration

The concept describes the basics and importance of supply chain integration and helps managers and practitioners to identify the level of influence the company has over its supply chain's suppliers and buyers.

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Information Management

Information Management

The concept is created to help practitioners better understand the notion of information management, its history, practical use, implementation strategy and limitations.

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