- Item type
- Book
- Language
- anglais
- Pages
- x, 406 p.
- Edition
- 8th ed
- Publication year
- 1994
- ISBN
- 0-273-62381-8
- Content notes
- Part 1 OBJECTIVES AND ORGANISATIONS --- 1 Purchasing scope and objectives --- 2 Strategic aspects of purchasing --- 3 Purchasing structure and organisation --- 4 Purchasing evolution and development --- PART 2 KEY PURCHASING VARIABLES --- 5 Quality --- 6 The right quantity --- 7 Time --- 8 Source decision making --- 9 Price --- 10 Purchasing negotiations --- PART 3: APPLICATIONS --- 11 Make-or-buy decisions and subcontracting --- 12 Buying commodities --- 13 Buying internationally --- 14 Capital goods --- 15 Purchasing for resale --- 16 Buying services --- 17 Buying for government and public services --- PART 4 SYSTEMS, CONTROLS AND PERSONNEL --- 18 Purchasing systems --- 19 Controlling performance, efficiency and effectiveness --- 20 People in purchasing --- 21 Research into purchasing and supply.
“The eighth edition of this classic text continues to reinforce and develop the concept of purchasing as a dynamic and managerial process. The book provides a proactive managerial view of the purchasing function and is written in a clear and practical style. It is designed to meet the needs of the modern manager as a practical guide to satisfy the requirements of students of purchasing management, whether functional or general.” – from back cover.
Part 1 OBJECTIVES AND ORGANISATIONS --- 1 Purchasing scope and objectives --- 2 Strategic aspects of purchasing --- 3 Purchasing structure and organisation --- 4 Purchasing evolution and development --- PART 2 KEY PURCHASING VARIABLES --- 5 Quality --- 6 The right quantity --- 7 Time --- 8 Source decision making --- 9 Price --- 10 Purchasing negotiations --- PART 3: APPLICATIONS --- 11 Make-or-buy decisions and subcontracting --- 12 Buying commodities --- 13 Buying internationally --- 14 Capital goods --- 15 Purchasing for resale --- 16 Buying services --- 17 Buying for government and public services --- PART 4 SYSTEMS, CONTROLS AND PERSONNEL --- 18 Purchasing systems --- 19 Controlling performance, efficiency and effectiveness --- 20 People in purchasing --- 21 Research into purchasing and supply..
