Global Purchasing and Supply Management Fulfill The Vision /

• Main Authors: Pooler, Victor H. (Author), Pooler, David J. (Author), Farney, Samuel D. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2004.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Subjects: Business.; Management science.; Management.; Production management.; Industrial procurement.; Business and Management.; Operations Management.; Procurement.; Business and Management, general.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

This revised edition addresses a broad range of purchasing management issues in a down-to-earth, yet advanced and detailed approach. An evolutionary work, this edition aims to bridge the gap between the management vision of e-business potential and the experienced practitioner's real-world view...

Table of Contents:

• From Buying to Strategic Contributor
• The Role of The Purchasing and Supply Functions
• Evolution of Purchasing and Supply Management
• Strategic Purchasing Supply Initiatives
• Creating the Vision
• The Purchase Order Process
• Buying from the Right Supplier
• Creating a Global Vision
• Bulding Rapport with Suppliers
• Quality as a Cost Improvement Technique
• Purchasing? Strategic Approach to Inventory Management
• Proactive Technology Management Strategy for Component Obsolescence
• Buying at the ỚSRightỚ<U+00fd> Price
• Negotiations
• Global Supply Demands Technical Buying Cooperation
• Using Cost Reduction Techniques
• Legalities in Buying
• Services and MRO Buying
• Transportation Strategies to Reduce Logistics Costs
• Leading and Managing to Fulfill the Vision
• Improving Management of the Purchasing Function
• Measurements of Purchasing Performance
• A Look Into the Future.