Supply Chain Restructuring at Portugal Telecom (B)

Part 2 describes the actions taken by PT, their impact on a number of operational measures (cost, time to market, etc.) as well as the rationale that supports those steps. The teaching note provides a teaching plan and draws the links with the relevant theoretical material from the fields of Economics, Strategy and Negotiation Analysis.

To enable students to gain a sophisticated understanding of: 1. The practice of negotiation within a large procurement department 2. The institutional aspects of setting up and running a large procurement department 3. A broad range of supply chain restructuring moves implemented at PT and other companies 4. The theoretical bases (from economics, strategy and negotiation analysis) for these supply chain restructuring efforts