Procurement strategy -- Introduction: the strategic role of procurement -- Procurement and the organization: organizing for the future -- The strategic procurement cycle -- Procurement and the supply network -- Supplier relationship management -- Global sourcing -- Delivering performance in...

"With increased globalization, off-shoring, and outsourcing, global supply chain management is becoming an important issue for many businesses. Global supply chain management shares some of the main concerns of traditional supply chain management, such as lowering the costs of procurement and...