ORGANIZING FOR THE PURCHASING OF INNOVATION: Insights from two auto manufacturers
Other conference contribution, 2020

Our observations show two different approaches to organizing purchasing of innovation as a response to the conflicting needs of purchasing innovation compared to matured technologies in these industries: 1) higher levels of cross-functional sourcing with a larger role for the engineering function, and 2) a sourcing group for innovation in parallel to the existing ones. Both organizations were developed in response to similar challenges that the existing established processes were not apt to respond to.

Supplier selection

Technological uncertainty

Purchasing of innovation

Automobile industry

Author

Ala Pazirandeh Arvidsson

Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics, Supply and Operations Management

Lisa Melander

Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics, Supply and Operations Management

The 32nd ANNUAL NOFOMA CONFERENCE, BOOK OF ABSTRACTS

32nd ANNUAL NOFOMA CONFERENCE
online, Iceland,

Areas of Advance

Information and Communication Technology

Transport

Production

Driving Forces

Innovation and entrepreneurship

Subject Categories

Economics and Business

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10/28/2021