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13 February 2017
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The new role of the purchasing function in the management of the extended enterprise Available to Purchase

Bruno Cracco
Bruno Cracco
Bruno Cracco is Managing Partner at Bengs, Paris,
France

Bruno Cracco is Managing Partner at Bengs, Paris, France. He is a Managing Partner at Bengs, a strategy and innovation consulting firm. He has been working on the value creation by purchasing strategy for over 20 years. He is helping big companies to create strong competitive advantages by smart and innovative external resources mobilization, developing new business and operating models.

Bruno Cracco can be contacted at: bruno.cracco@bengs-lab.com
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Bruno Cracco can be contacted at: bruno.cracco@bengs-lab.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): 12–14.
https://doi.org/10.1108/SD-11-2016-0161
Purpose

This paper aims to explore the new role of the purchasing function in the management of the extended enterprise.

Design/methodology/approach

This study uses field experience and focus group with CPOs.

Findings

The purchasing function can play a key role in its own company business models disruption. Innovation detection and fostering could be managed by the purchasing function, acting as external resources development.

Originality/value

This paper is an original viewpoint article from an author experienced in the field.

Keywords:
Purchasing, External resources development, Innovation detection, Purchasing function
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2017
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