Purchasing and supply management
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Purchasing and supply management
Chapman and Hall, 1987
5th ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-293) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This text provides a general introduction to purchasing and supply - a key part of industrial/commercial management. It includes chapters on quality assurance, buying abroad, construction contracts, supplying merchandise for resale, supplying the public sector, and cost reduction in purchasing and supply.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Fundamentals of purchasing and supply. Purchasing, supply and materials management. Make or buy? Purchase requirements and supplier selection. Purchase orders and contracts. Legal aspects of purchasing. Planning the store. Operating the store. Materials coding and classification. Stock control. Management and planning. Stock control: Practice and procedure. Questions on part one. Part 2: Purchasing Practice and Techniques. Specifications. Suppliers. Professional ethics in purchasing. Quality assurance in purchasing. Buying abroad. Buying commodities. Constructional contracts. Questions on part two. Part 3: Supply Policy and Organization. Supplying merchandise for resale. Supplying the public sector. Cost reduction in purchasing and supply. Personnel for purchasing and supply. Organizing the department. Control. Questions on part three.
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