Andrea S. Patrucco, Ph.D.

I am Andrea Patrucco and I am currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Operations Management at Copenaghen Business School. Starting from January 2026, I am the Co-EIC of the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management.

My main research expertise is in the area of buyer-supplier relationship management in both the private and public sectors. My main passion is, indeed, public procurement! I am one of the academic leaders of the International Research Study on Public Procurement Research group and, over the years, I have helped several public organizations to better understand the role and value of procurement for public management. I am included in the list of public procurement experts of the Publications Office of the European Union. In the United States, I actively collaborate with the two most important public procurement organizations: NASPO - National Association of State Procurement Officers and NIGP: the institute for public procurement.
In collaboration with other colleagues, I have contributed to realize several important research reports and publications in relevant public procurement areas. The latest ones are:

NIGP 2026 State of the Public Procurement Profession (in collaboration with Dr. Kim Abrego, Dr. Mohamad Alkadry, Satinder Atwal, Kirk Buffington, Mike Bevis, Lourdes Coss, Dr. Ana-Maria Dimand, Stéphanie Dion, Ryan Duncan, Marcheta Gillespie, Darin Matthews, Victoria Mirlocca, Dr. Evelyn Rodriguez-Plesa, Toni Samuels, Brooke Smith, and Dave Wetzel).
Procurement Management: Strategy, Organization and Tools (co-authored with Federico Caniato, Antonella Moretto, Davide Luzzini and Stefano Ronchi): this new textbook, designed for both student classes and procurement managers, offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of procurement management in terms of its strategic role in creating business value, organization of people and processes, and implementation practices and tools. Covering topics from make-or-buy decisions to managing international supply networks, from spend governance to suppliers management, from ethics and sustainability to advanced digital technologies, and from supply chain finance to prices risk hedging, every chapter includes real business cases and practical frameworks.
The Essential Guide to Public Procurement: Bridging Theory and Practice (edited with Ana Maria Dimand and Ben Brunjes): this book is designed for all those who “fall into” procurement with little formal training: academic instructors teaching procurement courses without specialized backgrounds, students in Public Administration programs seeking to understand government contracting, researchers exploring this interdisciplinary field, and practitioners at all levels of government who manage over $10 trillion allocated annually in global procurement spending. Each chapter combines academic research with practitioner insights, capturing key elements of the procurement process. Teaching cases developed in partnership with professional organizations like NIGP and NASPO make it an invaluable resource for both classroom instruction and professional development

On my website, you will find more information about my background and research interests, my current research projects, my publications, my teaching activities, and my community-building/engagement and outreach activities.

For collaborations or more information about my research and teaching, please feel free to contact me using the contact form!

Latest publications

The Essential Guide to Public Procurement: Bridging Theory and Practice

Ana-Maria Dimand, Benjamin M. Brunjes, Andrea S. Patrucco

ISBN 9781032935966, Routledge

Innovators and Transformers: From policy to public value: how procurement governs AI adoption in US State government

Andrea S. Patrucco, Ana Maria Dimand, Brooke Smith

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

Procurement Management. Strategy, organization and tools

Federico Caniato, Davide Luzzini, Antonella Moretto, Andrea S. Patrucco, Stefano Ronchi

ISBN - 9791220602396, pp. xii-368

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Latest blogposts

Sep 30, 2026

Public procurement in an uncertain world: Spotlights from IRSPP 11

Geopolitical, policy and fiscal uncertainty become very concrete when you are responsible for keeping public services running. Changes in security requirements can affect which suppliers you can use. A push toward domestic sourcing raises questions abo...

A Public Contract Can Be Compliant and Still Fail the Public

A public contract can be awarded on time, pass every compliance check, and produce a respectable saving. It can also push smaller suppliers out of the market, deepen dependence on one incumbent, or leave an agency unable to respond when supply conditio...

When Local Sourcing Creates Value: A Procurement Perspective

The publication of Procurement Management: Strategy, Organization and Tools gave us the opportunity to reflect on many of the decisions that shape procurement performance in practice. Some of these decisions appear straightforward on the surface, but b...