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Literature Review : The Evolution of Purchasing and Supply Chain Management


Collection of information and data from the various sources to understand the different era of purchasing and supply chain is main objective of this piece of writing is to gathering information of supply chain management for study and research purpose. 






Period 1: The Early Years (1850–1900)

Period 2: Growth of Purchasing Fundamentals (1900–1939)

Period 3: The War Years (1940–1946)

Period 4: The Quiet Years (1947–Mid-1960s)

Period 5: Materials Management Comes of Age (Mid-1960s–Late 1970s)

Period 6: The Global Era (Late 1970s–1999)

Period 7: Integrated Supply Chain Management (Beyond 2000)


Reference: 

Purchasing & Supply Chain Management 4th Edition

by Robert M. Monczka (Author), Robert B. Handfield (Author), Larry C. Giunipero (Author), James L. Patterson (Author)

Viable supply chainmodel: integrating agility, resilience and sustainability perspectives—lessons from and thinking beyond the COVID-19 pandemic by Dmitry Ivanov


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