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Capital equipment purchasing includes all processes for supplying a company with capital equipment from sources external to the company. These processes comprise strategic and operative planning and reach from demand assessment to disinvestment with the inclusion of maintenance and repair. The objective of the activities within the scope of capital equipment purchasing is to ensure competitiveness and contribute to a sustained increase in corporate value.
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Hildebrandt (2010, p. 59).
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Cf. Mohr (2009, p. 26 et seq.).
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Cf. Webster/Wind (1972, p. 14).
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Performance contracting in the context of capital equipment purchasing is discussed in detail in Sect. 7.4.
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Hofmann, E., Hornstein, J., Maucher, D., den Ouden, R. (2012). Characterisation of Capital Equipment Purchasing. In: Capital Equipment Purchasing. Professional Supply Management, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25737-7_3
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