State of the Art of Purchasing 2022

The co-authors of State of the Art of Purchasing 2022 take the reader through the purchasing and supply 2021 landscape via Part 1 – Buyer-Supplier Relationships: The importance of being a preferred customer to achieve competitive advantages from the supply base; Organisation of innovation sourcing – dealing with innovative suppliers; and Purchasing competences for innovation sourcing. Part 2 – Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things, Procurement 4.0, Circular Economy elaborates Industry 4.0 technologies and Procurement 4.0; Procurement 4.0 and the circular economy; Robotic Process Automation in Procurement. Part 3 – Sustainable Purchasing and Supply Chain Management focuses on Sustainable supply chain laws and due diligence, Sustainable supply chains – what has been achieved and where to go?; and Public procurement as a driver of sustainable innovations in businesses. Finally, Part 4 – Resilient supply chains, COVID-19, Suez Canal blockade and natural disasters Supply chain resilience; anticipating disruptions and natural disasters; The impact of COVID-19 on supply chain resilience; Reshoring in the supply chain.