Importing finished products, components, and raw materials has become the status quo in today' s increasingly competitive business landscape. The lessons of inbound supply, however, can be very costly if learned through a trial-and-error approach' especially foreign purchasing. …
Many of the lessons about inbound supply - especially foreign purchasing - are far less costly when learned through others' experience rather than your own. Leaving little to chance, international trade expert, Thomas Cook details all the basic fundamentals of logistics and comp…
Purchasing principles and management
by Jones, David, Jessop, David, Farmer, David, Baily, Peter J. H.
This book is designed to meet the needs of the modern manager as a practical guide and to satisfy the requirements of students of purchasing management, whether functional, specialist or general.
Introducing readers to the key principles underlying purchasing and supply chain management, this text provides them with an in-depth discussion of purchasing and supply issues both from a strategic and managerial perspective.
"The twelfth edition has been substantially updated with many additions in the form of more detailed case studies, additional academic content and the inclusion of more practical examples of best practice in many key areas. Some of them are: the inclusion of three self-assessmen…
"The twelfth edition has been substantially updated with many additions in the form of more detailed case studies, additional academic content and the inclusion of more practical examples of best practice in many key areas. Some of them are: the inclusion of three self-assessmen…
This book was created in the spirit of learning from nature in the field of professional purchasing. It describes real-world purchasing problems faced by companies as well as individuals and presents natural hands-on solutions that apply scientific approaches. The book answers w…
