Purchasing
Principles and Applications
8th Edition
Published on 1. March 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
600 pages
978-0-13-742586-0 (ISBN)
Description
This text covers basic principles and procedures that should enable purchasing and materials managers and their staffs to meet the challenges and responsibilities of the new decade. The eighth edition groups chapters under six major headings to help students locate material quickly, including coverage of the purchasing department's overall position and responsibility, the strategies of organizations and systems in purchasing, basic purchasing decisions, managing material flows, specialized purchasing techniques, retail, institutional and government purchasing. There is also expanded coverage of methods and tactics for accomplishing purchasing goals. These methods include purchasing strategy and planning, ethical practices in purchasing, supplier, selection, development and evaluation, materials management principles and practices, retail purchasing, public sector and institutional purchasing, and technology management. Case studies are included in the appendix.
More details
Edition
8th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
841 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-742586-0 (9780137425860)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
I. PURCHASING: A MODERN MANAGEMENT FUNCTION. 1. Purchasing's Role, Objectives, and Impact. 2. Purchasing in a Dynamic Worldwide Economy. 3. Ethical Standards in Purchasing. II. PURCHASING STRATEGIES, ORGANIZATION, AND SYSTEMS. 4. Purchasing Strategy and Policies. 5. Basic Purchasing Process. 6. Information Technology in Purchasing. 7. Organizing and Staffing a Purchasing Department. III. MANAGING BASIC PURCHASING DECISIONS. 8. Purchasing Responsibility for Quality. 9. Supplier Selection. 10. Supplier Relations, Development, and Evaluation. 11. International Sourcing. 12. Price/Cost Analysis. 13. Negotiation. 14. Legal Aspects of Purchasing. IV. MANAGING MATERIAL FLOWS. 15. Materials Management. 16. Purchasing's Responsibility for Inventory - Management Issues. 17. Purchasing's Responsibility for Inventory - Systems and Techniques. 18. Transportation. V. SPECIALIZED PURCHASING TECHNIQUES. 19. Purchase Planning, Forecasting, and Timing. 20. Value Analysis/Standardization. 21. Purchasing Service. 22. Capital Equipment. 23. Measuring Purchasing Performance. VI. RETAIL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND GOVERNMENT PURCHASING. 24. Purchasing in Retail Organizations. 25. Institutional Purchasing. 26. Governmental Purchasing.