What is the buzz about the cross-functional role of purchasing in a sustainable supply chain environment?
by Vaidyanathan Jayaraman
International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management (IJLSM), Vol. 5, No. 1/2, 2009

Abstract: The research proposed in this study will address the cross-functional role of purchasing in a sustainable supply chain environment. The literature reflects remarkably little effort to develop a framework for understanding the cross-functional role of purchasing in this environment. Product returns have existed from the first time anyone manufactured a product or opened a store. What has changed in recent years is the attention that businesses are paying to costs involved in returns, as it has become a multi-million dollar problem for most companies. We provide a foundation for future research in purchasing strategies by clarifying the environment dealing with product returns and constructing a framework that shows the critical cross-functional role of purchasing in a sustainable supply chain environment.

Online publication date: Sun, 30-Nov-2008

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