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Purchasing and the Management of Materials, 7th Edition

ISBN: 978-0-471-54983-3
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752 pages
January 1994, ©1994
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Partial table of contents:

The Functions and Contributions of Purchasing and MaterialsManagement.

Purchase Strategy and Forecasting.

Basic Procedures and Purchasing Techniques.

Organizational Considerations and Alternatives.

Sourcing.

Quantity and Inventory Planning and Control.

Managing Quality.

Purchasing in a Global Marketplace.

Purchasing and Materials Management in the Public and NonprofitSectors.

Legal Considerations.

Health-Care Purchasing.

Acquisition and Disposal of Capital Equipment.

Value Analysis.

Transportation and Traffic Management.

Reclamation and Salvage Procedures.

Make-or-Buy Decisions.

Forward Buying, Speculation, and Hedging.

Purchasing with Ethics and Social Responsibility.

Cases.

Appendices.

Selected Bibliography.

Glossary.

Index.

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