Research

Responding to today's challenges and shaping the agenda of the future

An essential part of our remit is to continually develop the purchasing and supply chain management profession. To achieve this we generate knowledge, new practices and leading edge thinking through our various research initiatives.

Our research contributes to new knowledge through: 

• Supporting a mix of research on contemporary issues and longer-term topics.
• Translating intelligence data into manageable and accessible formats.
• Collaborating with government, key business schools and consulting companies.
• Promoting an inclusive dialogue on research through our member networks.
• Identifying funding opportunities and bringing together partners with common goals.
• Funding research based on common themes between academia and industry.