Michiel Leenders, Western University

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Business Professor Emeritus London, Ontario mleenders@ivey.uwo.ca Office: (519) 661-3284

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Michiel R. Leenders is the former Chairman of the Operations Management Area Group and former PhD Program Director at the Richard Ivey School of Business. He earned a degree in mining engineering from the University of Alberta, an MBA from the University of Western Ontario and his doctorate from ...

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Bio/Research

Michiel R. Leenders is the former Chairman of the Operations Management Area Group and former PhD Program Director at the Richard Ivey School of Business. He earned a degree in mining engineering from the University of Alberta, an MBA from the University of Western Ontario and his doctorate from the Harvard Business School.

Leenders has written a number of articles in a variety of magazines and journals. His textbooks appear in ten languages. In the supply area, the texts he has authored/co-authored include Value-Driven Purchasing: Managing the Key Steps in the Acquisition Process, Reverse Marketing: The New Buyer-Supplier Relationship, Improving Purchasing Effectiveness Through Supplier Development, and Purchasing and Supply Management. His three books relating to the case method include Writing Cases, Teaching with Cases and Learning with Cases. He has taught and consulted extensively both in Canada and internationally. He received PMAC's Fellowship Award in 1975 and in 1993 became the first holder of the PMAC endowed chair in purchasing management at the Richard Ivey School of Business.

Professors Leenders and James A. Erskine also conduct case method workshops around the world.

He has founded six small companies and is a director of ING Bank of Canada.



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