Die Autorinnen und Autoren sind bei der Unternehmensberatung h&z tätig. h&z ist die konzeptionell führende Unternehmensberatung in Deutschland, wenn es um Einkauf und Thought Leadership im Bereich Einkauf 4.0 geht.

Procurement 4.0 provides insights and guidance on how to best face the current and upcoming challenges for procurement organizations. Although digitization might be considered a driving factor behind Procurement 4.0 it is far too shortsighted to limit Procurement 4.0 solely on apps and automation.
To gain a clearer picture of future procurement, the authors conducted interviews with leading procurement heads of global corporates such as BMW, Lufthansa, Maersk, BP and Allianz. These industry examples combined with various other cases offer a practical view to shed light on this still rather theoretical construct.
Four dimensions of a 4.0 Procurement framework are further explored to address and react to business needs of the future: Competing value chains, co-creation, leadership and digital transformation. Besides industry examples, each chapter contains "survival tips" as impulses for procurement managers to lift their teams to the next level.

CONTENTS

Overview of interviews 7
Preface 9

A letter from Procurement Leaders by David Rae 11

The survivalists guide to Procurement 4.0 15

Discover your blind spot beyond tier 1 25

Stop groping in the dark for innovation 45

Solving the 4.0 leadership challenge 99

The truth lies in the cloud 121

Push the button 165

Abbreviations 167

About the authors 169

Notes 171

Index 173

Procurement 4.0 provides insights and guidance on how to best face the current and upcoming challenges for procurement organizations. Although digitization might be considered a driving factor behind Procurement 4.0 it is far too shortsighted to limit Procurement 4.0 solely on apps and automation. To gain a clearer picture of future procurement, the authors conducted interviews with leading procurement heads of global corporates such as BMW, Lufthansa, Maersk, BP and Allianz. These industry examples combined with various other cases offer a practical view to shed light on this still rather theoretical construct.
Four dimensions of a 4.0 Procurement framework are further explored to address and react to business needs of the future: Competing value chains, co-creation, leadership and digital transformation. Besides industry examples, each chapter contains "survival tips" as impulses for procurement managers to lift their teams to the next level.