Essays about: "Category management in purchasing"

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  1. 1. The true cost of C-parts management : Quality and supply matter for Total Cost of Ownership

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

    Author : Simon Kärrsjö; Joel Wadell; [2023]
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    Abstract : C-parts encompasses a wide variety of products, making it a complex category, withcompanies sourcing hundreds or even thousands of distinctive parts from many differentsuppliers. Yet, the area is of low focus for purchasers and researchers alike. READ MORE

  3. 2. Market Intelligence within Software Procurement

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovationsteknik

    Author : Sofia Frändberg; Alina Liljeäng; [2022]
    Keywords : Market Intelligence; Software Markets; Software Procurement; Information Processing Theory; Information Requirements.; Technology and Engineering; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : With the dawn of the digital era, software solutions are becoming of increasingly strategic importance for corporations, and due to the complexity of the products and the huge lock-in effects which they often give rise to, software-procurement is growing into a critical activity. However, due to the phenomena of information overload, finding and making use of the right information when making strategic decisions is becoming increasingly difficult, resulting in the need for organizations to overlook their information processing capacities in order to ensure the quality of such selections. READ MORE

  4. 3. Consumption of sustainable food products : A study of the Sustainable purchase perception matrix and Sustainable lead consumers; A life cycle assessment of BäR smoothie

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Cecilia Melén; Mirea Wolff; [2021]
    Keywords : Compromise; Confidence; WTP; PCE; Sustainable lead consumer; Sustainability marketing; Scepticism; Life cycle assessment; LCA; Environmental impact; Global warming; Eutrophication; Primary energy use; Smoothie; Kompromiss; Självförtroende; WTP; PCE; Hållbar marknadsföring; Skepticism; Livscykelanalys; LCA; Miljöpåverkan; Global uppvärmning; Övergödning; Primärenergianvändning; Smoothie;

    Abstract : Part 1 The scientific community has identified an attitude-action gap for demographic and psychographic variables when studying sustainable purchase behaviour. By focusing on what happens during the purchase instead of the purchaser, this cross-sectional study aims to understand sustainable purchase behaviour when consumers purchase sustainable food. READ MORE

  5. 4. Applying Purchasing Category Management on a purchasing department to increase its performances : A case study with a luxury automotive manufacturer

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Victor Erik Vincent Cardenas; [2021]
    Keywords : Supply-chain; Purchasing; Purchasing Category Management; Purchasing performance; Automotive Manufacturer;

    Abstract : Nowadays, manufacturing companies compete as much with their products as with their supply-chain. Within the overarching stages of supply-chain, purchasing is a process that responds to the organizations needs of acquiring raw materials, components and semi-finished products in order to enable the execution of operations. READ MORE

  6. 5. An Exploratory Study of Sourcing Options for Alternative Materials to Leather - A Case Study at IKEA of Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Akashdeep Maheshwari; David Marriaga Diaz; [2021]
    Keywords : Sustainability; Corporate Sustainability; Leather; Coated fabrics; Leather alternatives; Circular supply chain; Sustainable supply chain management; Purchasing strategic management; Supplier selection; LCA.; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Abstract Title: An exploratory study of sourcing options for alternative materials to leather. Authors: Akashdeep Maheshwari and David Marriaga Diaz – Master Students in Logistics & Supply Chain Management. Division of Engineering Logistics. Lunds Tekniska Högskola (LTH), Lund University. READ MORE