Purchasing and supply chain management strategies and realities /

• Corporate Author: IGI Global.
• Other Authors: Quayle, Michael, 1947-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2006.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Subjects: Business logistics > Management.; Strategic planning.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

"This book shows readers how to develop supply chain strategy and implementation and use it gain an advantage in the 21st century competitive marketplace"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

• 1. Developments in purchasing and supply chain management and logistics
• 2. Strategic purchasing management
• 3. Purchasing policy
• 4. Quality management and customer service
• 5. Supply chain management
• 6. Managing the supply chain function
• 7. Operating environments
• 8. Provisioning and inventory control
• 9. Stores management
• 10. Transport
• 11. Physical distribution
• 12. E-business.