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IPS: What is the effect of purchasing on the bottom line?

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The view that purchasing is not merely an operative, but rather a strategic function is well established. The purchasing function is therefore not only responsible for price reductions, but is also characterized by an explicit strategic focus that enables corporations to develop long term sustainable competitive advantages. Accordingly it is of the highest interest to determine out how companies define their purchasing strategies, how purchasing activities are carried out, what skills and capabilities are present in purchasing departments and what resulting effects on performance can be witnessed.

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International Purchasing Survey - Participating Institutes

The International Purchasing Survey (IPS) project is a research initiative of academic researchers in Purchasing and Supply Management from 11 different countries. Currently, the following institutes are involved: Politecnico di Milano (Italy), Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (The Netherlands), University of Bath, and Nottingham University Business School (United Kingdom), Universität der Bundeswehr, München (Germany), Linköpings Universitet, Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, and Högskolan i Gävle (Sweden), Aalto University School of Economics (Finland), EADE Business School (Spain), Bowling Green State University and Georgia Southern University (United States of America), Richard Ivey School of Business (Canada), Audencia, Nantes, (France), and University College Dublin (Ireland).
 
 
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