Purchasing & supply chain management : analysis, strategy, planning and practice / A. J. van Weele.
By: Weele, A. J. van (Arjan J.)
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BookPublisher: Australia : London : Thomson Learning, 2005Edition: 4th ed.Description: xxvi, 364 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781844800247; 1844800245.Other title: Purchasing and supply chain management.Subject(s): Purchasing -- Management | Industrial procurement | Business and Management | Management & management techniques | Purchasing & supply managementDDC classification: 658.7 | 658.72 WEE | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-358) and index.
Analysis -- Strategy and planning -- Practice.
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.
CIT Module MGMT 7055 - Core reading.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 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