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person1980s–2010s

Magnus Carlsson

Disciplines:
supply chain logistics
writing/business writing
retail/retail operations

Summary

Former IKEA supply chain executive who authored a textbook on IKEA's supply chain and category management practices — providing the most detailed insider account of how IKEA manages global procurement.

Core Contribution

Documented IKEA's supply chain methodology in academic-quality detail — cost engineering, supplier development, category management — making IKEA's operational model available for study rather than remaining proprietary.

Notable Works & Achievements

Strategic Outsourcing and Category Management

Historical Influences

Ingvar Kamprad

Intellectual Lineage

IKEA Supply Chain CultureSwedish Retail Operations

Contemporaries & Peers

No recorded contemporaries.

Minds Influenced

No recorded minds influenced.

Intellectual Posterity

Strategic Outsourcing and Category Management

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