Contents & Highlights
In this edition, you’ll find:
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“Made in Europe?” – Freek Andriesse explores the new geopolitics of procurement: from globalisation to regionalisation.
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Interview with Gijs Vissers (Nordic Pharma) – On trust, supply chain collaboration and sustainability in the pharmaceutical sector.
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Annemaren Kingma (NS) – Realistic sustainable procurement and chain responsibility in practice.
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Four professors speak out – Their advice to a new cabinet on the power of public procurement.
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Research by Ruben Nicolas (Utrecht University) – Why sustainable procurement is not yet the default, and what can be done about it.
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Leiden University – The causes of “procurement distance”: why policy and practice don’t always align.
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Eyes on Costs – What does a splash of energy cost? The real margin behind a can of energy drink.
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Column by Freek Andriesse – Chinese bicycles: how history repeats itself in market dynamics and production.
Every contribution in Deal! 6 shows how the procurement profession is evolving towards strategic leadership, collaboration and sustainable value creation.
