Boxing clever
13 September 2012
The study of purchasing and supply is gaining academic respectability. But, says Sam Tulip, better communication between academics and purchasing practitioners is needed to give the subject more credibility in the business world
As an academic discipline, purchasing has come in for more than its fair share of criticism. Practitioners complain that academic output often lacks relevance on the one hand and a sound theoretical underpinning on the other. Some of the criticisms levelled at university purchasing studies departments are undoubtedly justified, but many others are based on...