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    Logistics, Marketing and Purchasing: Which Interfaces to Improve the Value Creation Process?

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    Processes for creating customer offerings, and, more broadly, processes for value creation, systematically lead to underline the importance of collective inter-firm action, particularly from a supply chain perspective. Without questioning the relevance of these approaches, the paper highlights that the management of intra-organizational interfaces should now be precisely understood to support inter-organizational approaches. More precisely, it strives to fill in a gap in supply chain research by developing the role of intra-organizational coordination of marketing, logistics and purchasing to improve the customer value. An exploratory research is done on relationships that link logistics, marketing and purchasing. The nature and difficulties of interfaces are analysed in order to identify key factors of improvement

    « Used » skills and activities of buyers: An empirical investigation "

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    Several studies focused on buyers' activities and skills. However, it would be also interesting to conduct a job analysis by studying skills and activities “used” by buyers in their job. In this exploratory research, we follow a qualitative approach to determine the activities and skills declared by buyers themselves. The results of seventeen buyers' interviews are analysed. From an academic and practical point of view, we offer a better understanding of buyers' job through taxonomies, which can be useful for selection and appraisal

    Catégorisation des activités des acheteurs professionnels des entreprises industrielles et de service

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    Axe GRHInternational audiencePurchasing function in manufacturing firms has evolved since 1990's due to many changes, as the implementation of supply chain management, outsourcing, etc. It raises the question of the activities and the competencies of production buyers today. Several studies focused on buyer's activities and competences; most of them examined “required activities and competencies”. However, it would be also interesting to conduct a job analysis by examining the activities and competences really employed by purchasers on their daily job. This paper proposes a typology of production buyers resulting from the analysis of 170 responses of purchasers. These profiles could help purchasing and human resources managers to identify production buyers' profiles, evaluations, etc.Les Ă©volutions vĂ©cues par la fonction achats au sein des entreprises industrielles depuis plus d'une dizaine d'annĂ©es (mise en place du supply chain management, externalisation, etc.) posent la question du contour du mĂ©tier d'acheteur de production aujourd'hui. Les recherches antĂ©rieures Ă©tudient majoritairement le mĂ©tier d'acheteur sous l'angle du requis. Une approche complĂ©mentaire, en interrogeant les acheteurs de production sur les activitĂ©s qu'ils rĂ©alisent au quotidien, est nĂ©cessaire pour mieux identifier, cerner les contours de ce mĂ©tier. Une typologie rĂ©alisĂ©e grĂące aux rĂ©ponses de 170 acheteurs sur le temps qu'ils dĂ©clarent passer sur chaque activitĂ© et compĂ©tence de leur mĂ©tier fait Ă©merger quatre profils d'acheteurs de production : les acheteurs familles, les sĂ©curisateurs achats, les coordinateurs achats et les approvisionneurs. Cette typologie constitue, pour les responsables achats et les responsables des ressources humaines, une aide pour le profilage, l'Ă©valuation et la formation des acheteurs de production

    « Used » skills and activities of buyers: An empirical investigation "

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    Several studies focused on buyers' activities and skills. However, it would be also interesting to conduct a job analysis by studying skills and activities “used” by buyers in their job. In this exploratory research, we follow a qualitative approach to determine the activities and skills declared by buyers themselves. The results of seventeen buyers' interviews are analysed. From an academic and practical point of view, we offer a better understanding of buyers' job through taxonomies, which can be useful for selection and appraisal

    L'achat de transport en milieu industriel : une approche exploratoire des choix organisationnels et des pratiques

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    International audienceLes achats de transport ont fortement Ă©voluĂ© depuis une vingtained’annĂ©es dans les entreprises industrielles du fait de la mondialisation desmarchĂ©s et du poids croissant de la prestation de transport dans les stratĂ©giesd’oïŹ€re. En parallĂšle, l’externalisation de ce service a Ă©tĂ© massive dans lesentreprises et par consĂ©quent sa maĂźtrise est devenue une problĂ©matique Ă portĂ©e stratĂ©gique. Ces Ă©volutions ont amenĂ© de nombreuses entreprises Ă faire le choix de conïŹer leurs achats de transports, auparavant gĂ©rĂ©s par lesservices logistiques, Ă  des acheteurs professionnels. Le premier objectif decette recherche est de cerner la problĂ©matique managĂ©riale sous-jacente Ă  cetteĂ©volution par une revue de littĂ©rature structurĂ©e. Le deuxiĂšme objectif est derendre compte des Ă©volutions concrĂštes Ă  travers l’observation de trois casindustriels exemplaires de ces Ă©volutions. La discussion des cas nous permetnotamment sur ce point de tracer les contours d’un binĂŽmage harmonieuxentre les fonctions achats et logistique

    Special Dossier: inter-functional coordination in the supply chain: myth or reality?

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    DĂ©velopper des relations collaboratives avec ses fournisseurs : quelles implications pour la fonction achats ?

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    National audienceThe aim of this conceptual paper is to highlight how to support implementation of collaborative relationships with suppliers within the purchasing firm. We contend that firms have to develop their internal collaborative purchasing capital to then be capable of implementing greater collaborative relationships with suppliers. First, we explore the importance of consistency in internal and external relationships. Second, we address specificities of a collaborative approach with suppliers. Third, we propose ways to develop collaborative capital inside the purchasing firm at the buyer level, at the buying center level and for the entire firm.Cet article conceptuel a pour objectif d’identifier et de comprendre la mise en Ɠuvre de relations de collaboration avec les fournisseurs au sein de l'entreprise acheteuse. Nous soutenons que les entreprises doivent dĂ©velopper leur capital d'achat collaboratif interne (entre services de l’entreprise concernĂ©s par l’achat) pour ensuite ĂȘtre capables de mettre en Ɠuvre de meilleures relations de collaboration avec les fournisseurs. Dans un premier temps, nous explorons l'importance de la cohĂ©rence dans les relations internes et externes. Dans un deuxiĂšme temps, nous prĂ©sentons les spĂ©cificitĂ©s d'une approche collaborative avec les fournisseurs. Enfin, nous proposons des moyens de dĂ©velopper le capital de collaboration Ă  l'intĂ©rieur de l’entreprise acheteuse au niveau de l'acheteur, au niveau du centre d'achat et pour l'ensemble de l’organisation
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