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Volume 26, Issue 4
1 May 1996
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Research Article| May 01 1996

Purchasing’s role in corporate strategic planning

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Wade C. Ferguson
Webster University, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Mark F. Hartley
College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Gregory B. Turner
Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina, USA, and
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Edward M. Pierce
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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Author & Article Information
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-664X
Print ISSN: 0960-0035
© MCB UP Limited
1996
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management (1996) 26 (4): 51–62.
https://doi.org/10.1108/09600039610116512

Evaluates the level of purchasing participation in the corporate strategic planning process. Results indicate that the level of participation has increased over the last five years. Discusses possible explanations for this increase.

Keywords: Empirical studies, Purchasing, Strategic planning
© MCB UP Limited
1996
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