Long-term effects of purchasing: fact or fiction?

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    Abstract

    Long-term approach to evaluate the performance of purchasing over its entire life-cycle ischallenging. It is especially hard to determine the relationship between the early purchasing actions and the long-term consequences of acquiring complex product-service combinations with a long life-cycle. We carried out an interview study with four companies to explore how the long-term purchasing perspective is perceived in different business environments. The results indicate that practices to create long-term consequences of purchasing activities take many different forms. The study highlights practices of the purchasing function when aiming at creating long-term effects of purchasing.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of 25th IPSERA 2016 conference, 20-23.3.2016, Dortmund, Germany.
    PublisherInternational Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association IPSERA
    Publication statusPublished - 2016
    Publication typeD3 Professional conference proceedings
    EventAnnual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference -
    Duration: 1 Jan 1900 → …

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    ConferenceAnnual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association Conference
    Period1/01/00 → …

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