27th Annual Conference of the International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association (IPSERA 2018)

The theme offers the opportunity for a broad range of purchasing and supply chain topics which can be divided in the following streams:

• Supply Chain Innovation (process innovation, sustainable innovation, NPD, crowd sourcing)

• Sustainability (green/social supply chains, purchasing ethics, circular economy, humanitarian operations)

• Supply chain transparency, visibility and traceability

• Supply chain finance and supply chain financing

• Big Data & Analytics

• IoT and industry 4.0

• Sourcing and Contracting (nearshoring/reshoring/insourcing / outsourcing)

• Supply Chain Risk management and security

• Supply Chain Human Capital / talent management

• Supply Chain resilience and robustness

• Forecasting and Supply Chain Optimisation

• Labour supply chain management

• Public Procurement 

• Behavioural Supply Chains

• Demand Management and Forecasting

• Performance (supplier selection, evaluation)

• Purchasing Strategy and Organisation

• Industry focus (Maritime, Health care, Tourism, Services)

• Supplier Relationships Management

• Agri-food supply chains

• Global supply chains

• Information systems and technology

• Supply Chain Teaching Innovation

• Supply Chain Theory Development