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Focus Studies

In-depth, more developed (40-160 pages each) research reports on critical issues of today.

Since its 1986 beginning, CAPS has produced focus studies: in-depth examinations of critical issues affecting purchasing and supply chain organizations. You can download any of the following reports.

CAPS commissions subject-matter experts globally to address these issues, in a format that includes executive summaries, practical advice for strategies to adopt, case studies, and statistics to back up the conclusions. These 30-to-160-page reports contain a wealth of information for you to implement your next strategy.

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Publication TitleAuthor(s)Year PublishedAdditional InformationView PublicationView Executive Summary
An Investigation of Supplier Development and Its Role in New Product DevelopmentDaniel R. Krause, Ph.D. and Stephan M. Wagner, Ph.D.2008Details Full Report Summary
The Supply Manager's Role in Corporate Social Responsibility Among Japanese CompaniesCAPS Research Japan and NPO ISM Japan, Inc.2007Details Full Report Summary
Succeeding in a Dynamic World: Supply Management in the Decade AheadCAPS Research & A.T. Kearney, Inc.2007Details Full Report Summary
Achieving World-Class Supply Chain Collaboration: Managing the TransformationStanley E. Fawcett, Ph.D.; Gregory Magnan, Ph.D.; Jeffrey Ogden, Ph.D.2007Details Full Report Summary
Chief Purchasing Officers’ Mobility Compensation Benchmarks and Demographics: A Study of Fortune 500 FirmsThomas E. Hendrick, Ph.D. and John Ni2007Details Full Report Summary
Supply Leadership ChangesP. Fraser Johnson, Ph.D. and Michiel R. Leenders, D.B.A.2007Details Full Report Summary
Effective Global Sourcing and Supply for Superior ResultsRobert M. Monczka, Robert J. Trent, and Kenneth J. Petersen2006Details Full Report Summary
Technology and Organizational Factors in the Notebook Industry Supply ChainWilliam Foster, Zhang Cheng, Jason Dedrick, and Kenneth L. Kraemer2006Details Full Report Summary
Strategic Supply Management at Japanese CompaniesSupply Management Research Group, Japan2006Details Full Report Summary
Japan's Keiretsu as a Strategic Relationship with SuppliersSupply Management Research Group, Japan2005Details Full Report Summary
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