有效的采购策略：尚未开发的竞争力源泉外文翻译.docVIP

有效的采购策略：尚未开发的竞争力源泉外文翻译 外文翻译 原文 Effective purchasing strategy: the untapped source of competitiveness Material Source: Supply Chain Management: An International Journal Author:Matthew Thompson Abstract Details the results of a new study of European businesses by PIMS Associates and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, which highlights the value of a good purchasing strategy, and reveals that very few businesses monitor and look towards developing their purchasing activity. Describes the use of comprehensive cross-industry benchmarking to assess the effectiveness of a company’s procurement function. Lists the key findings of the survey, and suggests that businesses which invest in making improvements to their supply chain management can significantly increase productivity and profits and achieve leading-edge company status. The concept and importance of supply chain management SCM has been introduced and described at length in the literature. Several mostly conceptual definitions of SCM were found. To classify these multiple definitions and extend SCM to include a process orientation a conceptual model of SCM evolution was developed. This research proposes that SCM is an evolving concept with individual firms at different stages in their adoption of the concept. In its most advanced form SCM is not a subset of logistics but is a broad strategy which cuts across business processes both within the firm and through the channels required to reach the customer and involves the firms suppliers. Thus SCM as a concept is organization-wide; not logistics-specific. An exploratory study of purchasing professionals was performed and it was determined that their definitions of SCM focused on developing relations with suppliers including partnerships. SCM provided purchasers multiple benefits including improved supplier coordination. This improved coordination resulted in greater commitment to long-term supplier relations, with a focus