The IPSERA 2019 conference called for papers examining ‘the Art and Science of Procurement’ to explore the breadth of procurement research in a time of increasing focus on science and the scientific method. Taking a systems approach, a conceptual framework of procurement is presented as a multi-level field of study embracing art and science. Selected papers from the conference are summarised and positioned in the framework to explore how procurement research takes both art and science perspectives. This editorial concludes that, in the spirit of the IPSERA 2019 conference hosted in Milan on the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death, revisiting more eclectic, holistic thinking might benefit the field of procurement to encourage both art and science in future research.

IPSERA 2019年会议要求对``采购的艺术和科学''进行审查的论文，以在日益重视科学和科学方法的时代探索采购研究的广度。采用系统方法，采购的概念框架被呈现为一个涵盖艺术和科学的多层次研究领域。会议总结了一些论文，并将其放置在框架中，以探讨采购研究如何从艺术和科学的角度进行研究。这篇社论的结论是，本着莱昂纳多·达·芬奇去世500周年纪念日在米兰举行的IPSERA 2019会议的精神，重新审视折衷主义的整体思维可能有益于采购领域，以鼓励未来研究中的艺术和科学。