Privatization and Supply Chain Management: On the Effective Alignment of Purchasing and Supply After Privatization

by Andrew Cox, David Parker, Lisa Harris

This book brings together two of the 'hottest issues' in current management thinking: the impact of privatization on the performance and behaviour of the companies involved, and the increasingly important role of purchasing and supplier relationships. The notion that efficiency is improved with privatization is critically examined. The authors examine whether privatized organizations have recognized the importance of the procurement role and developed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415173000
• ISBN13: 9780415173001
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.3"