Thomas E. Johnsen is Professor of Purchasing and Supply Management at Audencia Business School, France, where he directs the [...]. in Supply Chain and Purchasing Management. His research revolves around sustainable supply networks and he is Associate Editor of the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management.

Mickey Howard is Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Exeter Business School, UK. His crrent research interests include interorganizational relationships, government mechanisms and circular economy. He is a regular contributor at events such as the Academy of Management, EurOMA and IPSERA.

Joe Miemczyk is Professor of Supply Chain Management at ESCP Europe Business School based at the London, UK campus. He researches sustainable and circular supply chains in a number of sectors, publishing in a variety of supply chain and operations journals.

Chapter 1 Introduction PART A PURCHASING & SOURCING Chapter 2 Sourcing Chapter 3 Purchasing Strategy Chapter 4 Supplier Relationships Chapter 5 Outsourcing Chapter 6 Global Sourcing Chapter 7 Innovation and Technology PART B: Supply chain and network management Chapter 8 Supply Chain Strategy Chapter 9 Service-based supply chains Chapter 10 Logistics decisions in the supply network Chapter 11 Distribution systems PART C: Policy, tools and implementation Chapter 12 - Supply chain mapping and evaluation Chapter 13 - Standards and legislation Chapter 14 - Towards sustainable supply networks Chapter 15 - Conclusion