Arjan van Weele

Now in its ninth edition, this widely esteemed Procurement and Supply Chain Management text provides a complete introduction to the important principles underlying the subject area using a flexible managerial perspective. The new edition has been updated to highlight emerging issues, technological developments and global changes in today's constantly evolving field of procurement and supply chain management. The text is future-facing and aligned to the capabilities which procurement professionals should develop to succeed in an era of uncertainty, digital transformation and sustainability pressure. The clear and well-structured content includes contemporary case studies that are relevant and engaging, bringing this complex and impactful subject to life for students.

Inköp och supply chain management ger en introduktion till de centrala principerna inom området genom att anlägga ett brett ledningsperspektiv. Denna nya utgåva beskriver den senaste utvecklingen inom inköp och supply chain management och presenterar en rad relevanta och intressanta fallstudier tänkta att berika läsningen. Med hjälp av exempel från företag som Shell, Hewlett Packard, Mattel och Nespresso illustreras de typiska utmaningar som dagens globala organisationer ställs inför varje dag när det gäller inköp och supply chain management. Centrala områden:• En grundlig redogörelse av den senaste utvecklingen inom inköp och supply chain management, inklusive den cirkulära ekonomin.• En mer ingående genomgång av inköp och affärsstrategi samt CSR (corporate social responsibility).• Nya fallstudier som ger en ökad förståelse av inköp i praktiken.• De senaste förändringarna i europeisk upphandlingslagstiftning.• Utförliga diskussioner om partnerskap och samarbetsinriktade leverantörsrelationer.

This book, about international contracting and contract management, is written from the angle of the contractor and discussed from an international perspective. It comments on real-life cases, taken from various kinds of projects: infrastructural works (roads, bridges, tunnels, rail roads), wind- and sunfarms, oil and gas installations, such as platforms, pipe lines, power generating works, and large buildings. The book is structured around the contracting cycle. Chapters include dealing with the role of the contractor in international contracting, the tender process, landing and negotiating the contract, types of contract, problems that may occur during project execution, project delivery, and handling guarantee claims. Written primarily for business practitioners operating in the international contracting industry, the title assumes that the reader will have a basic understanding and knowledge of theories related to project management, construction engineering, business law and economics. Though not an academic book, due to its unique blend of practitioners' insight and academic theory, it can be taught on Masters courses. As most engineers are going to deal with contracts, this book is specifically recommended for engineering programs at both graduate and postgraduate levels. Lawyers will find the book useful in helping them to understand the business context in which their customers and/or colleagues work.