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Showing result 11 - 15 of 172 swedish dissertations containing the word purchasing.

  2. 11. Development of suppliers and supply chains : Supplier development as a purchasing strategy

    Author : Johan Larsson; Björn Axelsson; Maria Huge Brodin; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : purchasing strategy supplier development;

    Abstract : Purchasing is a function that has developed form a more clerical function to a function of strategic importance over the last 20 years. As a result of this development we have observed that many fi rms engage in supplier development activities as a part of their purchasing strategy. READ MORE

  4. 12. Purchasing Power and Purchasing Strategies - Insights From the Humanitarian Sector

    Author : Ala Pazirandeh; Teknisk logistik; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Humanitarian logistics; Purchainsg; Resource dependency theory; Buyer-supplier power;

    Abstract : In this dissertation, we discuss how buyers practice purchasing strategies in an asymmetric power situation favoring suppliers, and how their purchasing strategies practiced impact their purchasing power and buyer-supplier relationships. Organizations enter exchange relationships to access required resources not produced internally, and are exposed to uncertainty from not being able to fully control or predict flow of resources. READ MORE

  5. 13. Strategic sourcing in the age of e-business : prerequisites in manufacturing industries

    Author : Seth Jonsson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Purchasing; Sourcing; Relationship; Negotiation; Supplier base; E-business; Value; Loyalty; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : Strategic sourcing (i.e. relationship, sourcing and negotiation strategies) has, by the introduction of the Internet and e-business, get hold of a variety of possibilities supporting the classical sourcing guiding principle, such as electronic marketplaces, reversed e-auctions, online communication tools, software agents and the like. READ MORE

  6. 14. Strategic lead-times and their implications on financial performance

    Author : Fredrik Tiedemann; Joakim Wikner; Eva Johansson; Jenny Bäckstrand; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; decoupling point; financial performance; manufacturing companies; new product development; production; purchasing; return on investment; ROI; strategic lead-time; finansiellt resultat; finansiella nyckeltal; frikopplingspunkt; inköp; lönsamhet; produktion; produktutveckling; strategiska ledtider; tillverkningsindustri;

    Abstract : The overall goal for manufacturing companies is to earn profit and increase shareholders’ value. To ensure that companies in fact are profitable, managers usually evaluate the company’s resources based on both financial and operational performance, to analyse if the resources are contributing with a financial return. READ MORE

  7. 15. Supplier Involvement in New Product Development under Technological Uncertainty

    Author : Lisa Melander; Fredrik Tell; Thomas Johnsen; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; New product development; supplier involvement; collaborative R D; technological uncertainty; supplier selection; buyer-supplier collaboration; coordination; R D; purchasing; project;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the challenges that firms are faced with when collaborating with suppliers in new product development (NPD) projects under technological uncertainty. A critical observation that is made in this context is that technologies are evolving faster, making products more complex. At the same time, firms become more specialized. READ MORE