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Describes leading strategies, programs, or processes discovered through our research and activities.

PRACTIX cases are based on interviews and data collected by CAPS Research at company locations. The cases are selected by CAPS Research based on preliminary information about successful practices and processes.

PRACTIX features digestible case studies - summary portraits of programs that have changed the face of purchasing and continue to do so.

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Publication TitleAuthor(s)Year PublishedAdditional InformationView Publication
Business Process Outsourcing in a Pharmaceutical CompanyAnna E. Flynn, Ph.D.2008Details Full Report
American Electric Power Business Planning & Analysis Group: Turning Raw Data into Informed DecisionsBryan Ashenbaum, Ph.D. and Scott Pannelle2007Details Full Report
The Key to an Effective Purchasing System: Is It Technology or Supplier Relationship Management?Keah Choon Tan2007Details Full Report
The Evolution of Electronic Invoicing at MRDTom Gattiker2007Details Full Report
Zeta - A Model of Process ExcellenceNicole DeHoratius and Joseph Van Orden2007Details Full Report
Environmental Purchasing for Indirect MaterialsTom Gattiker2006Details Full Report
Identifying and Evaluating Chinese Suppliers: China Sourcing Practices of German Manufacturing CompaniesFabian Hedderich, Rebecca Giesecke, and Daniel Ohmsen2006Details Full Report
Change Management in Purchasing - Best Practices from Germany's No. 1 Airline Deutsche Lufthansa AGDr. Ingo Bülow, Ulrich Schott-Wüllenweber, and Fabian Hedderich2006Details Full Report
Bank of America: Services Purchasing and OutsourcingLisa Ellram, Ph.D., C.P.M. and Wendy Tate2006Details Full Report
Best Practices in the Procure-to-Pay Cycle: Perspectives from Suppliers and Industry ExpertsRob Handfield2006Details Full Report
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