Useful articles

The Knowledge Bank is the home of links to resources such as the latest research, useful websites and classic thinking on purchasing and supply, updated each month. If you have comments, contributions and suggestions for the Knowledge Bank, please contact Daan Wareman

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The Chief Supply Chain Officer Report 2012

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supply chain
Science of Purchasing

A book published in 1922, which contains very traditional practice much of which is still valid.

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purchasing
What makes an effective CPO?

Published in the September/October 2012 edition of Supply Chain Management Review

Please click here to read the article (hosted on the AT Kearney website).

tips & strategy
Modernising the EU’s Public Procurement Regime: a Blueprint for Real Simplicity and Flexibility

Please click here for a summary of the proposals (via the Julkiset hankinnat website)

Or click here for the full text.

public sector
Delivering on the promise: Improving supply chain performance in the manufacturing industry

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supply chain
Why PMI matters to purchasing managers - an introduction to PMI

By Morten Tullin, analyst, Kairos Commodities. First published in DILForientering, February 2012.

purchasing
Engagement and Aspiration: Reconnecting Policy Making with Front Line Professionals

By Sunningdale Institute, National School of Government for the UK Cabinet Office.

public sector
Why Public Procurement is Central to the UK’s Economic Performance… …and How to Transform It

By Jon Hughes & Professor Marc Day.

A strategy for deficit reduction, service delivery and economic growth.

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public sector
Resource revolution: meeting the world’s energy, materials, food and water needs

By McKinsey (2011).

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corporate responsibility
Talent Development for Successful Supply Management

By CAPS Research.

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