Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Strategies and Realities
Published on 29. April 2011
Book
Hardback
360 pages
978-1-59140-899-4 (ISBN)
Description
Through case studies and practical examples, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: Strategies and Realities illustrates how organizations worldwide can apply strategies for supply chain implementation. This book shows readers how to develop a supply chain strategy and implementation plan and use it to gain an advantage in the 21st century competitive marketplace.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hershey
United States
Publishing group
IGI Global
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
905 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59140-899-4 (9781591408994)
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Person
Michael Quayle is Directorate Advisor Business & Industry and Robert Bosch Professor (Chair) in Purchasing & Supply Chain Management at the University of Glamorgan UK. Before entering academia he gained significant procurement and project management experience in European electronics and defence industries. An adviser to the UK Office of Government Commerce (OGC) & the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG), Michael is a registered purchasing and supply management specialist and a senior consultant to the United Nations (UNCTAD) International Trade Centre (ITC). He has been published extensively in the fields of management development, purchasing, procurement, supply chain management, materials management and logistics. He is a member of the Wales Management Council and is also the UK Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply Ambassador to Wales
Content
A sample of contents: Developments in Purchasing, Supply Chain Management and Logistics; Strategic Purchasing Management; Purchasing Policy; Operating Environments; Physical Distribution; E-Business.