IFPSM Summer School Publications

Contents Vol. 1
Foreword
Introduction

Participants of the First and Second IFPSM Summer Schools

Barriers to Organizational Learning Within the Customer-Supplier Relationship: Breaking the Patterns of Relationships
By: Joy Batchelor
The Spread of Computer-Based Technologies in Italian Sub-Contracting Firms: Empirical Evidence
By: Guido Capaldo and Emilio Esposito
A Research Framework for Investigating the Contribution of Strategic Sourcing to Manufacturing Flexibility
By: Ajay Das
Formal Models in Support of Initial Purchasing Decisions
By: Luitzen de Boer
Achieving Effective Business Relationships for Supply in the Utilities Sector
By: Jane Ellis
Purchasing is Recognized as a Business Key-Function
By: Volker Hamm and Walter Brenner
Materials Management and Environmental Protection
By: Prasad G. Mainkar and S. G. Kale
The Politics of Vendor Assessment
By: Martin Osborn and Peter Stannack
"Fit for Purpose" Contractual Relations: A Theoretical Framework for the Construction Industry
By: Ian Thompson
Logistics/Purchasing Effectiveness, Manufacturing Flexibility and Firm Performance: Instrument Development and Causal Model Analysis
By: Michael A. Tracey
Revolution in Purchasing: Building Competitive Power Through Pro-Active Purchasing
By: Arjan van Weele and Frank A. Rozemeijer
Logistics Practice of Intermediaries in Hungary
By: Gyongyi Vörösmarty and Annamária Horváth