The fifteenth edition of Purchasing and Supply Management focuses on decision making who owns the supply chain. Based on the conviction that supply managers, in concert with suppliers and distributors, have to contribute to organizational goals and strategies, this edition continues to focus on how to make that mission a realty. The fifteenth edition provides an opportunity to incorporate the late theory and best practice in supply chain management into the text. Wherever appropriate, real-world examples and current research illustrate key points.Other key changes to this edition include:♦ Chapter 4 has been extensively revised to reflect the evolution in cloud-based computing♦ 45 Real-life supply chain cases. One-third of the cases have been replaced with new cases that cover topics such as negotiation, outsourcing, risk management and sustainability