Essays about: "Strategic Sourcing"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 78 essays containing the words Strategic Sourcing.

  1. 41. Creating a Decision-Making Tool for Strategic Purchasing. A case study of SKF

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Victor Jacobson; Fredrik Peterson; [2016-10-13]
    Keywords : strategic purchasing; purchasing characteristics; purchasing supply management PSM ; purchasing portfolio management PPM ; transaction cost economics TCE ; buyersupplier relationship; multinational corporation MNC ;

    Abstract : The purchasing function has for the past decades been subject to forces shifting the internal strategic balance in its favor. Earlier having been seen as no more than a support function, the purchasing departments today carry a crucial role in realizing the overall corporate strategy. READ MORE

  3. 42. Strategic venture capital in the financial industry : A multiple-case study on autonomy and its implications

    University essay from KTH/Industriell Management

    Author : MATILDA KONGSHÖJ; EMILIE LJUNGQVIST; [2016]
    Keywords : FinTech; strategic venture capital; autonomy; organisational design; strategic management; FinTech; strategiskt riskkapital; autonomi; organisationsdesign; strategisk ledning;

    Abstract : Den tidigare stabila finansbranschen har snabbt blivit hotad av den digitala transformationen. Ett strategiskt verktyg som används av etablerade banker som står inför denna nya och föränderliga miljö är strategiska riskkapitalinvesteringar i det närliggande området av finansiella teknologier (FinTech). READ MORE

  4. 43. When money grows on trees-The case of beyond-compliance companies sourcing from the Amazon Rainforest

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Maximilian Engel; [2016]
    Keywords : Amazon Rainforest; sustainable business; beyond-compliance companies; Performance Framework; Balanced Scorecard; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The Amazon Rainforest is in grave danger of disappearing for good, due to a number of harmful economic activities, including land conversion for cattle ranching and monoculture, as well as unsustainable and illegal timber production. It has been shown, however, that the private sector has a crucial role in redressing socio-economic problems, causing deforestation and degradation. READ MORE

  5. 44. Total Cost of Purchasing at Duni AB: Development of a Cost Model

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Teknisk logistik

    Author : Josefine Eriksson; Emilia Sterner; [2016]
    Keywords : life cycle costing; activity-based costing; total cost of ownership; landed cost; sourcing decision making; purchasing management; purchasing cost model; purchasing measurements; economical life-cycle decision; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : BACKGROUND Through global competition with possibilities for companies to set up production and to secure supply from all over the world the role of purchasing has increased within businesses. In order to achieve business results, a well-working purchasing department plays an important part. READ MORE

  6. 45. Sourcing Strategies and their Implementation in the Aerospace Industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Dominic Grözinger; [2015-09-04]
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    Abstract : By a field study of an Airbus Group subsidiary in combination with a review of extant literature this work examined strategic sourcing in the aerospace industry and the associated implementation challenges and obstacles. The case study observations were consistent with the literature-based conception that extremely long product cycles, in combination with relatively high non-recurring costs, and a need for strong quality control can be considered as distinctive features of the industry. READ MORE