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Lawson talks tactics at NI AGM

By Anonymous
Publication: Supply Management
Date: Thursday, January 18 2007

Can sourcing strategies and relationship approaches improve your company performance?

Dr Benn Lawson, lecturer in operations management at Queen's University, Belfast, set out to answer this at Northern Ireland branch's annual general meeting in November 2006.

After outlining the latest

research on aligning business and supply strategies to ensure more effective supplier relationships, Lawson demonstrated his "strategic supply wheel", a conceptual model that he developed. The model illustrates the complex interdependencies that can exist in the development of supply chains within an organisation.

Lawson is widely published in leading national and international journals and has co-authored a new book called Strategic Supply Management: Theories, Concepts and Practice.

In addition, make sure to read these articles:

Collaboration: The Key Supply Chain Trend
Interview with Dr. Leroy Schwarz, professor at the Krannert Graduate School of Management, Purdue University.