Title:
Purchasing and supply chain management : analysis, strategy, planning and practice
Personal Author:
Edition:
4th ed.
Publication Information:
Australia : Thomson Learning, 2005
ISBN:
9781844800247
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Summary
Summary
Purchasing and supply chain management provides a highly structured and comprehensive approach to the fundamental principles and practice of purchasing and supply chain management. It adopts a rigorous managerial perspective on the process of purchasing and analyses its role, position and importance within business processes. The book is logically structured into three distinct sections: analysis, strategy and planning, and practice. Learning objectives, varied and interesting case studies, thought provoking discussion questions, chapter summaries and the use of a highly accessible style and language reinforce the reader's understanding of the core management issues and concepts.
Table of Contents
Part I Analysis |
1 The role of purchasing in the supply chain |
2 Industrial buying behaviour: decision making in purchasing |
3 The purchasing process: the buyer?s role |
4 Markets and products |
5 The purchasing management process |
6 Purchasing intellegence and market research |
Part II Strategy And Planning |
7 Outsourcing and risk management |
8 Purchasing and business strategy |
9 Sourcing strategy: getting better results from suppliers |
10 Purchasing and supply strategy: electronic marketplaces and e-procurement |
11 Purchasing, new product development and quality control |
12 Purchasing and supply chain management |
13 Getting organized for purchasing |
14 Purchasing performance measurement |
Part III Practice |
15 Supplier assessment: cost approaches and techniques |
16 Negotiating techniques and rules of conduct |
17 Buying for retail companies |
18 Facility management and buying of services |
19 Public procurement and EC directives |
Bibliography |
Index |