Gerhard Trautmann explains the relationship between global sourcing strategy and organization design.

1 Einfuhrung 1.1 Problemstellung und Zielsetzung Die Situation der Beschaffung in der offentlichen Verwaltung Deutschlands ist derzeit stark durch die folgenden Umstande gepragt: Da die verfugbaren Finanzmittel beispielsweise durch rezessive Tendenzen, hohe Arbeitslosigkeit, Schuldendienst und Pensionslasten des offentlichen Dienstes knapper werden und die Ausweitung der offentlichen Aufgaben in quantitativer und qualitativer Hinsicht sowie Verwaltun- ineffizienz den Finanzbedarf anwachsen lassen, steigt die Differenz zwischen Fina- bedarf und verfugbaren Finanzmitteln (LUHMANN 2004, S. 143,...

Roger Moser analyses the relationships between business priorities and PSM strategy and shows in detail how business strategies influence PSM. He develops a PSM strategy concept which enables supply managers to break down strategic priorities from a business strategy level to a PSM level and to define appropriate actions when dealing with suppliers, supply markets and internal customers.

Low-cost country sourcing has for long been one of the hottest buzz words in the purchasing and supply management community, especially among practitioners. The lack of coverage in the academic field can potentially be explained by the complexity and the breadth of the topic. Although companies in most industries have sourced on a global level for decades or even centuries in order to reduce cost, the subject have received increasing attention over the last few years in a sense that the concept has become more and more institutionalized as part of the overall sourcing strategy. The...

Supply management has received increased attention both in research and practice only recently. For decades, purchasing management was considered one of the least complex business functions. However, in a world of decreasing in-house value add in nearly all industries, it has become strategically critical for most companies to pay closer attention to purchasing spend. Many companies found that there is a lot more to have from suppliers than "the right goods at the right place at the right time." Several researchers investigating the transition from traditional purchasing to strategic supply...