Creating Corporate Advantage Through Purchasing

Author(s):

Rozemeijer PhD, Frank
Frank Rozemeijer PhD, Director, FRConsulting, Bussum, The Netherlands, +31(0)6 23092409, frank@frconsulting.nl
van Weele PhD, Arjan
Arjan van Weele PhD, NEVI-Chair of Purchasing and Supply Management, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven The Netherlands, +31(0)40 24738 41, aweele@euronet.nl

92nd Annual International Conference Proceedings - 2007 - Las Vegas, NV

Abstract

This session explains how Chief Purchasing Officers (CPOs) may effectively capture purchasing synergies by tailoring their coordination and governance structures on the maturity of the purchasing function and the level of corporate coherence.