Purchasing for bottom line impact : improving the organization through strategic procurement

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Purchasing for bottom line impact : improving the organization through strategic procurement

Lisa M. Ellram and Laura M. Birou

(The NAPM professional development series, v. 4)

National Association of Purchasing Management , Irwin, c1995

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

"Purchasing for Bottom Line Impact" shows how the supply function can be key to achieving Total Customer Satisfaction, improving supplier and internal relations, and meeting environmental concerns. It shows how to: support strategic success by identifying and developing suppliers whose practices and strategies support the goals of your organization; and expand and develop purchasing's strategic potential by implementing advances in automation that help eliminate time-consuming paperwork and increase efficiency.

Table of Contents

Introduction.Forecasting.Strategic Planning Process.Managing Internal Relationships.Purchasing's Role in External Relations.Computerization and Its Impact on Purchasing.Social Responsibility and the Disposal of Hazardous Waste.Purchasing Planning and Acquisition Strategy.

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  • NCID
    BA26824503
  • ISBN
    • 0786302178
  • LCCN
    94049389
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Tempe, Arizona,Chicago
  • Pages/Volumes
    xv, 224 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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