@inproceedings{StekZunkDelkeetal.2018, author = {Stek, Klaas and Zunk, Bernd Markus and Delke, Vincent and Schiele, Holger}, title = {Addressing the gap between employees' needs and learning objectives in purchasing \& supply management (PSM study programs; a student-centered learning approach}, series = {Proceedings 12th INTED conference}, booktitle = {Proceedings 12th INTED conference}, address = {Valencia, Spain}, year = {2018}, abstract = {This paper focusses on effective teaching and learning methods in the context of a larger project that aims to align objectives in higher education with employer requirements in the field of purchasing and supply management (PSM). The reason is that little is known about which specific skills and competencies of PSM professionals are needed outside academia and which learning objective higher education should incorporate to meet the practical PSM requirements of firms and organisations. Practice as well as literature share the understanding that PSM professionals need a well-balanced mixture of knowledge and soft-skills: the merely explicit know-what (codified knowledge), know-why (theory), know-how (method) and inter- \& intrapersonal soft skills.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{KellyVangorpSteketal.2020, author = {Kelly, Stephen and Vangorp, Peter and Stek, Klaas and Delke, Vincent}, title = {Opportunities for Gamified Learning in Purchasing and Supply Management Education}, series = {Proceedings 14th ECGBL}, booktitle = {Proceedings 14th ECGBL}, address = {Brighton, UK}, isbn = {978-1-7138-1968-4}, pages = {295 -- 304}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Gamification has been used in a wide variety of subject-specific education contexts. Examples of such usage in the Supply Chain Management (SCM) context include the oft-played beer distribution game, developed by MIT Sloan School of Management (Forrester, 1961), which simulates the coordination of typical problems in supply chain processes, promoting information sharing and collaboration throughout a supply chain (Sterman, 1984). Purchasing and Supply Management (PSM), a subset of this wider SCM area, focuses on the direct relationships between organisational buyers and suppliers, covering aspects such as establishing trust, identifying and selecting suitable suppliers, managing supplier performance and the overall relationship. A systematic review of the PSM gamified learning literature establishes that there has been limited research to date and that which there is tends to focus on quantitative representations of managing overall supply and demand, using wider SCM elements. This suggests that there are opportunities to gamify PSM learning, in particular focusing on the human element in PSM and developing soft skills, as strong buyer-supplier relationships can generate significant benefits to both parties. To provide a more focused PSM contribution, a second systematic literature review distils the relevant principles, techniques and processes to inform the development of two gamified PSM learning activities. Negotiation and supplier relationship management rely heavily on personal interactions and are both seen as key activities at different stages of the PSM process. The development of the two gamified learning activities is strengthened by being underpinned by a synthesis of the literature review's key findings, ensuring they are domain-meaningful abstractions of reality, contain rewards and rankings based on clear objectives and have appealing gameplay. It is hoped that this paper provides a platform for future domain specific PSM research and will be of use to educators in this field in developing their own gamified learning.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{DelkeSchieleBuchholzetal.2021, author = {Delke, Vincent and Schiele, Holger and Buchholz, Wolfgang and Stek, Klaas}, title = {Defining Industry 4.0 skills in purchasing and supply management}, series = {28th EurOMA conference: Managing the "new normal": The future of Operations and Supply Chain Management in unprecedented times}, booktitle = {28th EurOMA conference: Managing the "new normal": The future of Operations and Supply Chain Management in unprecedented times}, year = {2021}, abstract = {To increase maturity within purchasing and supply management (PSM), future purchasing skills are needed based on the technological development towards Industry 4.0. Past research, eg, the work of Bals, Schulze, Kelly, and Stek (2019), started to address this issue based on literature review and interview studies. However, a detailed description of these skills is missing. Utilizing a real-time Delhi study with 45 experts within the PSM field, nine future purchasing skills have been elaborated. Identified skills connect to the maturing and emerging technologies within purchasing and provide a guideline towards Industry 4.0 in purchasing based on a human-centric perspective.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{DelkeKarttunenKellyetal.2021, author = {Delke, Vincent and Karttunen, Elina and Kelly, Stephen and Stek, Klaas and Tk{\´a}č, Michal}, title = {Exploring Industry 4.0 Professional Roles and Skills within Purchasing and Supply Management}, series = {30th Annual IPSERA Conference 2021: Purchasing Innovation and Crisis Management}, booktitle = {30th Annual IPSERA Conference 2021: Purchasing Innovation and Crisis Management}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Professional roles, including specific skills for each role, are a step towards higher professionalism and maturity within purchasing and supply management (PSM). The global development towards increasing digitalization, Industry 4.0, globalization, and increasing attention for corporate social responsibility force change within the purchasing organizations. Here, PSM's professional roles and skills are a good starting point to manage these changes by redefining professional roles organized by specific skills and responsibilities. For this reason, based on a systematic literature review and three World Caf{\´e}s with 29 purchasing professionals, this study compiles a list of Industry 4.0 professional roles and skills in PSM.}, language = {en} }