Profitable purchasing strategies : a manager's guide for improving organizational competitiveness through the skills of purchasing

By: Steele, PaulContributor(s): Court, Brian HMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: London ; New York : McGraw-Hill Book Co., c1996Description: xii, 235 p. : illustrationsISBN: 9780071166256 ; 0071166254; 9780077092146; 0077092147 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Industrial procurement | Purchasing | Strategic planningDDC classification: 658.72
Contents:
What is purchasing... and why should it be strategic?-- Building a purchasing strategy-- Strategic purchasing: understanding and influencing the supply-market-- Understanding the basics of purchasing-- Supply positioning-- Supplier Preferences-- Vulnerability management-- Influencing the supply-market-- The buyer - supplier interface-- Options for supplier relationships-- Partnership sourcing-- Monopolies and cartels-- Organizing for impact-- Measurement, audit and bench-marking.
Summary: Helps managers incorporate strategic decision making into their purchasing tactics. This book explains them about supply positioning, suppliers' preferences, and vulnerability management. It also explains about working with partners in outsourcing supplies, influencing the supply market, and performing performance audits and benchmarking.
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Including Index.

What is purchasing... and why should it be strategic?--
Building a purchasing strategy--
Strategic purchasing: understanding and influencing the supply-market--
Understanding the basics of purchasing--
Supply positioning--
Supplier Preferences--
Vulnerability management--
Influencing the supply-market--
The buyer - supplier interface--
Options for supplier relationships--
Partnership sourcing--
Monopolies and cartels--
Organizing for impact--
Measurement, audit and bench-marking.

Helps managers incorporate strategic decision making into their purchasing tactics. This book explains them about supply positioning, suppliers' preferences, and vulnerability management. It also explains about working with partners in outsourcing supplies, influencing the supply market, and performing performance audits and benchmarking.

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