@article{932906,
      recid = {932906},
      author = {Schupp, Florian, and Wöhner, Heiko,},
      title = {The nature of purchasing : insights from research and  practice /},
      publisher = {Springer,},
      address = {Cham :},
      pages = {1 online resource},
      year = {2020},
      abstract = {This book was created in the spirit of learning from  nature in the field of professional purchasing. It  describes real-world purchasing problems faced by companies  as well as individuals and presents natural hands-on  solutions that apply scientific approaches. The book  answers what the core of purchasing could be, the inner  structure of it or in other words the natural way. Nature  masters effectiveness based on immanent laws and ensures  efficiency by best results for minimal invest. Especially  in complex and ambiguous situations, purchasers benefit  from this book by understanding the broader context with  the help of recent scientific research.Focusing on the  problems that purchasers face in managerial practice rather  than oversimplified generalizations, the book features  step-by-step explanations, allowing readers to find  tailored solutions to address challenges in key purchasing  areas. The book was written in collaboration and with the  help of experts in purchasing and logistics, biology, law  and economics, human resource development, media and  sports, and merges perspectives from theory and practice to  provide natural strategies for purchasers.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/932906},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43},
}