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Volume 33, Issue 2
13 February 2017
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Conceptual Paper| February 13 2017

How purchasing became a strategic function: from purchasing to external resources management Available to Purchase

Hugues Poissonnier
Hugues Poissonnier
Grenoble Ecole de Management, Grenoble,
France
, and Head of research of IRIMA
Hugues Poissonnier can be contacted at: Hugues.poissonnier@grenoble-em.com
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Author & Article Information
Hugues Poissonnier can be contacted at: Hugues.poissonnier@grenoble-em.com
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-8588
Print ISSN: 0258-0543
© Emerald Publishing Limited
2017
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Strategic Direction (2017) 33 (2): 1–3.
https://doi.org/10.1108/SD-11-2016-0156
Purpose

This paper aims to show the most important evolutions of the purchasing function.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper is a historical approach.

Findings

Purchasing is becoming more and more strategic.

Research limitations/implications

New skills are required for buyers.

Originality/value

This paper aims at explaining the evolution of purchasing which is the most evolving function in companies today. By becoming more and more strategic, purchasing contributes to the evolution of all the company.

Keywords:
Purchasing, Strategy, External resources
© Emerald Publishing Limited
2017
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