Purchasing and Supply Management Creating the Vision

Purchasing and Supply Management includes the latest management, procurement, and negotiation techniques and the authors have taken great care to integrate the impact of global commerce on the buyers job. Historically, purchasing evolved as a weak part of manufacturing, gained its independence, and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pooler, David J., Pooler, Victor H. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1997, 1997
Edition:1st ed. 1997
Series:Chapman & Hall Materials Management/Logistics Series
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Purchasing and Supply Management includes the latest management, procurement, and negotiation techniques and the authors have taken great care to integrate the impact of global commerce on the buyers job. Historically, purchasing evolved as a weak part of manufacturing, gained its independence, and expanded to a financial contributer to a company's success. A major challenge of the buying job is to manage supply management. To do this, the buyer must know and use the full range of techniques and procedures available to the true professional. This book is dedicated to these functions of supply and all they entail
Physical Description:XV, 382 p online resource
ISBN:9781461560272