Purchasing and Supply Management

Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Front Matter....Pages N1-N1
Purchasing and supply at present....Pages 1-19
Defining the supply task....Pages 20-33
Departmental organization....Pages 34-56
Measurement and control....Pages 57-72
Front Matter....Pages 73-73
Make or buy considerations and transfer pricing....Pages 75-83
Purchasing practice and procedure....Pages 84-111
Purchase specifications and quality control....Pages 112-124
Competition, restrictive practices and market structure....Pages 125-151
Selecting suppliers: problems and systems....Pages 152-175
Trading with suppliers....Pages 176-196
Purchase contracts and contract clauses....Pages 197-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Planning physical storage....Pages 213-228
Stores operation and procedure....Pages 229-239
Materials coding and classification....Pages 240-250
Principles of inventory management....Pages 251-271
Stock control practice and procedure....Pages 272-290
Front Matter....Pages 291-291
Purchase research and cost reduction....Pages 293-304
Training and education....Pages 305-309
Back Matter....Pages 311-315