Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Seventh Edition provides a comprehensive and managerial understanding of modern supply management practices. Drawing on the authors? extensive global experience and industry relationships, this edition highlights current advancements in procurement and supply chain operations, including supply chain fraud mitigation, artificial intelligence, analytics, procurement automation, and robotic process automation. Additional discussions explore blockchain applications, real-time supply chain control towers, and the development of Centers of Excellence. Designed to meet the skill requirements of today?s supply chain professions, the book equips readers with strategic, analytical, and practical insights necessary to succeed in purchasing and supply management roles.