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Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, 8th Edition

Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, Robert M. Monczka, James L. Patterson

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Overview

Handfield/Giunipero/Monczka/Patterson’s “Purchasing and Supply Chain Management,” 8th Edition, is the most complete book of supply chain management that includes fundamental concepts, best practices and key trends. First-hand experiences, field research and interviews with executives and practitioners highlight critical developments in the field. Recent advancements in supply chain counterfeiting and cybersecurity, AI, analytics, procurement automation and other trends are included. Content discusses supply chain counterfeit management and mitigation, emerging technology in real-time supply chain control towers, supply chain resilience, application of AI to procurement, real-time inventory visibility and the use of Centers of Excellence to drive procurement transformation. Real cases and examples provide insight into the strategies, processes and practices of supply management.

Meet the Authors

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Robert B. Handfield

Robert B. Handfield, Ph.D., is Bank of America University Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management in the College of Management at North Carolina State University. He also is co-director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative. Dr. Handfield serves as Consulting Editor of the Journal of Operations Management and is on the editorial board of several leading academic journals. His research focuses on strategic sourcing, supply market intelligence, supplier relationship management and sourcing overseas. He has served in consulting and executive education roles for more than 20 Fortune 500 companies, including UPS, Biogen, Toshiba, Caterpillar and John Deere.

Larry C. Giunipero

Larry C. Giunipero, Ph.D., C.P.S.M., C.P.M., is Professor of Purchasing and Supply Chain Management at Florida State University. He has published more than 65 articles in various academic journals. His research interests focus on supply management, including supply chain sourcing strategies and relationships, supply management skills and competencies, risk management, global sourcing and e-purchasing. Dr. Giunipero has served as a consultant and/or executive trainer to more than 30 Fortune 1000 organizations both domestically and globally. His teaching awards include the University Transformational Teaching Award and Graduate Teaching Award. He earned his Ph.D. at Michigan State University.

Robert M. Monczka

Robert M. Monczka, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus of Supply Chain Management at the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Michigan State University. He is also former Distinguished Research Professor of Supply Chain Management in the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. He has served as Director of Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Strategy Research at CAPS Research, where he led initiatives focused on sourcing and supply strategy innovation, development and implementation. A frequent speaker at professional meetings, Dr. Monczka has published more than 200 books and articles. He has consulted worldwide with leading companies in the Fortune 100 and has received two National Science Foundation grants to study supply strategy. He has also been awarded the J. Shipman Gold Medal Award from ISM and the Lifetime Achievement Award from Procurement Leaders (London)..

James L. Patterson

James L. Patterson, Ph.D., C.P.M., A.P.P., is Professor of Supply Chain Management (SCM) for the School of Management and Marketing in the College of Business & Technology (CBT). A Michigan State University Ph.D. alumnus in SCM, he holds lifetime Certified Purchasing Manager and Accredited Purchasing Practitioner credentials from the Institute for Supply Management. He served as President of the Quad-City Foreign Trade Zone #133 and was honored twice as CBT’s Outstanding Teacher of the Year. He has also been listed four times in WHO’S WHO AMONG AMERICA’S TEACHERS. He also received WIU’s Administrative Distinguished Service Award while CBT's Assistant Dean. He is a long-standing reviewer for the Journal of Supply Chain Management and Editor Emeritus for the Journal of Contemporary Business Issues. His research interests include supply chain fraud, supply chain risk, negotiation and conflict resolution and strategic sourcing.

What's New

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The text integrates new reports written by the authors on Counterfeiting in Supply Chains, Developing Centers of Excellence, Cybersecurity in the Supply Base and Metrics of the Future: Beyond Cost Reduction conducted for the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies.
Updates reflect the impact of the COVID pandemic on improved supply chain performance and are based on the authors’ own experiences serving on the Joint Acquisition Task Force for the US White House.
New sections on the impact of ChatGPT, Large Language Models (LLMs) and process automation on procurement is based on the most recent interviews with emerging technology providers.
New Sourcing Snapshots from Supply Management Executives provide key insights necessary to manage the function in a changing, challenging risk-filled environment.

Features

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CONTENT REFLECTS THE AUTHORS' EXTENSIVE FIRST-HAND EXPERIENCES AND INSIGHTS FROM EXECUTIVES AND PRACTITIONERS WORLDWIDE. The timely, comprehensive coverage throughout this leading-edge text is a culmination of the authors' ongoing discussions with purchasing and supply chain leaders and managers from various industries around the world. Many of these experiences can also be found on the authors’ blog on Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, which is available to all students at no cost.
A STRONG MANAGERIAL PERSPECTIVE PREPARES STUDENTS TO MANAGE THE PURCHASING FUNCTION EFFECTIVELY. The text's hallmark -- a solid managerial perspective throughout the book -- enables students to examine the core tasks and challenges required to effectively lead the purchasing function in the context of today's integrated supply chain. Students are guaranteed to be prepared for a job in procurement and supply chain after reading this text, and many will want to keep it as a reference throughout their careers.
A HANDS-ON, APPLIED APPROACH ENSURES LEARNING SUCCESS. The text's engaging approach and integrated learning features, cases and memorable examples have been thoroughly tested with student audiences to ensure that learners remain interested and actively involved in the learning process. Real examples demonstrate how supply managers deal with complex sourcing issues during rapidly changing expectations and technologies in order to become key strategic contributors in their organizations.
THE CONCEPT OF TEAMING IS EMPHASIZED THROUGHOUT THIS BOOK. Because cross-functional teams and collaborations are so critical in business today, many of this edition's case exercises require a team effort. This cross-functional influence helps students fully understand how working with stakeholders is a critical dimension of procurement outcomes.

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Part I: INTRODUCTION.
1. Introduction to Purchasing and Supply Chain Management.
Part II: PURCHASING OPERATIONS AND STRUCTURE.
2. The Purchasing Process.
3. Purchasing Policies and Procedures.
4. Supply Management Integration for Competitive Advantage.
5. Purchasing and Supply Management Organization.
Part III: STRATEGIC SOURCING.
6. Supply Management and Commodity Strategy Development.
7. Supplier Evaluation and Selection.
8. Supplier Quality Management.
9. Supplier Management and Development: Creating a World-Class Supply Base.
10. Worldwide Sourcing.
Part IV: STRATEGIC SOURCING PROCESS.
11. Strategic Cost Management.
12. Purchasing and Supply Chain Analysis: Tools and Techniques.
13. Negotiation and Conflict Management.
14. Contract Management.
15. Purchasing Law and Ethics.
Part V: CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN ELEMENTS.
16. Lean Supply Chain Management.
17. Purchasing Services.
18. Supply Chain Information Systems and Electronic Sourcing.
19. Performance Measurement and Evaluation.
Part VI: FUTURE DIRECTIONS.
20. Purchasing and Supply Strategy Trends.