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Purchasing principles and management / Peter Baily [and three others].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Harlow, England : Pearson Education, 2005.Edition: 9th ed.Description: xiv, 427 pages : illustrations (color) ; 25 cm.ISBN:
  • 9780273646891
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HF5437 .P7995
Contents:
Pt. 1. Objectives and organisations -- 1. Purchasing scope and development -- 2. Strategic aspects of purchasing -- 3. Purchasing structure and organisation -- 4. Management aspects -- Pt. 2. Key purchasing variables -- 5. Quality -- 6. The right quantity -- 7. Time -- 8. Source decision-making -- 9. Price and cost -- 10. Purchasing negotiations -- Pt. 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. Government and public sector procurement -- Pt. 4. Systems and controls -- 18. Purchasing systems -- 19. Controlling performance, efficiency and effectiveness.
Summary: Providing a proactive managerial view of the purchasing function, this text meets the needs of the modern manager as a practical guide and satisfies the requirements of students of purchasing management, whether functional, specialist or general.
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Book TBS Barcelona Libre acceso Core Textbooks HF5437 BAI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available B03776

Pt. 1. Objectives and organisations -- 1. Purchasing scope and development -- 2. Strategic aspects of purchasing -- 3. Purchasing structure and organisation -- 4. Management aspects -- Pt. 2. Key purchasing variables -- 5. Quality -- 6. The right quantity -- 7. Time -- 8. Source decision-making -- 9. Price and cost -- 10. Purchasing negotiations -- Pt. 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. Government and public sector procurement -- Pt. 4. Systems and controls -- 18. Purchasing systems -- 19. Controlling performance, efficiency and effectiveness.

Providing a proactive managerial view of the purchasing function, this text meets the needs of the modern manager as a practical guide and satisfies the requirements of students of purchasing management, whether functional, specialist or general.

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