How far shall procurement reach?
End-to-End procurement is the systemic approach to procurement addressing the value-chain from sourcing to sales. It involves the understanding, monitoring, and coordination of resource flows from raw materials to customer end-use.
Understanding
refers to the cognitive dimension of E2E procurement, as the capacity to comprehend supply chains as continuous, interconnected system rather than as a series of discrete processes
Monitoring
Overseeing and managing activities across the supply chain. It operationalizes the understanding by sharing and accessing information at any stage of the process.
Coordination
as the process of linking and synchronizing partners through improved communication, partnerships, alliances, and cooperation. It affects behaviors, decisions, and activities.
From sourcing to sales
Next steps in research
We are taking a qualitative research approach to involve the most experienced practitioners procurement and supply chain management.
Phase One
Shaping End-to-End definitions.
What are the dimensions of End-to-End procurement?
Phase Two
Understanding End-to-End approaches in practice.
How does one’s holistic understanding of the supply chain translate into strategy?
Phase Three
Provide actionable frameworks.
How can we make sense of End-to-End approaches to that managers can optimize their strategies?