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020			_a9783030435042 _qpbk.
041			_aEng.
082			_a658.72 _bSCH
100			_aSchupp, Florian ; Woehner, Heiko
245			_aThe Nature of purchasing ; insights from research and practice _c/ edited by Florian Schupp, Heiko Woehner
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aSwitzerland _bSpringer Nature _c2020
300			_axxi, 313 p. _b: ill. _c; 24 cm.
504			_aBiblio
520			_aThis book was created in the spirit of learning from nature in the field of professional purchasing. It describes real-world purchasing problems faced by companies as well as individuals and presents natural hands-on solutions that apply scientific approaches. The book answers what the core of purchasing could be, the inner structure of it or in other words the natural way. Nature masters effectiveness based on immanent laws and ensures efficiency by best results for minimal invest. Especially in complex and ambiguous situations, purchasers benefit from this book by understanding the broader context with the help of recent scientific research. Focusing on the problems that purchasers face in managerial practice rather than oversimplified generalizations, the book features step-by-step explanations, allowing readers to find tailored solutions to address challenges in key purchasing areas. The book was written in collaboration and with the help of experts in purchasingand logistics, biology, law and economics, human resource development, media and sports, and merges perspectives from theory and practice to provide natural strategies for purchasers.
650			_a Business And Management
942			_cREF
999			_c565882 _d565882