Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: Strategies and Realities

Through case studies and practical examples, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: Strategies and Realities illustrates how organizations worldwide can apply strategies for supply chain implementation. This book shows readers how to develop a supply chain strategy and implementation plan and use it to gain an advantage in the 21st century competitive marketplace. “…I found this to be a stunning book which will reach a wide audience since every supply chain, logistics, production, purchasing and service manager will need to have it as an office reference book.” - Sir Roger S. Jones, OBE, Chairman of the Welsh Development Agency, UK

Michael Quayle is Directorate Advisor Business & Industry and Robert Bosch Professor (Chair) in Purchasing & Supply Chain Management at the University of Glamorgan UK. Before entering academia he gained significant procurement and project management experience in European electronics and defence industries. An adviser to the UK Office of Government Commerce (OGC) & the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG), Michael is a registered purchasing and supply management specialist and a senior consultant to the United Nations (UNCTAD) International Trade Centre (ITC). He has been published extensively in the fields of management development, purchasing, procurement, supply chain management, materials management and logistics His primary research and consultancy interests are leadership, development of procurement expertise in the emerging nations, development of smaller organisation’s procurement expertise, sustainable supply chains and the use of public sector procurement to drive the economic development agenda. He is a member of the Wales Management Council and is also the UK Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply Ambassador to Wales.