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Supply Managers for the Twenty‐First Century: The Learning Imperative
Author(s) -
Williams Alvin J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
international journal of purchasing and materials management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.75
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1745-493X
pISSN - 1055-6001
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-493x.1995.tb00207.x
Subject(s) - purchasing , procurement , knowledge management , business , supply management , orientation (vector space) , process management , learning organization , marketing , computer science , power (physics) , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics
Purchasing professionals need a learning‐based orientation to meet their future challenges successfully. Learning‐oriented supply management organizations are more adaptive and receptive to both internal and external changes. This article identifies the tenets of learning‐centered procurement teams and suggests a framework for transforming these teams into learning entities.