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Profitable purchasing strategies : a manager's guide for improving organisational competitiveness through the skills of purchasing / Paul Steele and Brian Court.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: McGraw-Hill, 1996.ISBN:
  • 0077092147
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.72 20
Contents:
1. What is purchasing ... and why should it be strategic? -- 2. Building a purchasing strategy -- 3. Strategic purchasing: understanding and influencing the supply-market -- 4. Understanding the basics of purchasing -- 5. Supply positioning -- 6. Supplier preferences -- 7. Vulnerability management -- 8. Influencing the supply-market -- 9. The buyer-supplier interface -- 10. Options for supplier relationships -- 11. Partnership sourcing -- 12. Monopolies and cartels -- 13. Organizing for impact -- 14. Measurement, audit, and benchmarking.
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Two Week Loan Two Week Loan de Havilland Learning Resources Centre Main Shelves 658.72 STE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 4403401189
Two Week Loan Two Week Loan de Havilland Learning Resources Centre Main Shelves 658.72 STE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 4404666381
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

1. What is purchasing ... and why should it be strategic? -- 2. Building a purchasing strategy -- 3. Strategic purchasing: understanding and influencing the supply-market -- 4. Understanding the basics of purchasing -- 5. Supply positioning -- 6. Supplier preferences -- 7. Vulnerability management -- 8. Influencing the supply-market -- 9. The buyer-supplier interface -- 10. Options for supplier relationships -- 11. Partnership sourcing -- 12. Monopolies and cartels -- 13. Organizing for impact -- 14. Measurement, audit, and benchmarking.