Purchasing and Supply Management

by David N . Burt (Author), Donald W . Dobler (Author)

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  Paperback
  1996

  $6.25

  In this revised edition, the new title reflects the fact that purchasing is a field in transition: in most industries, it is evolving into purchasing and supply management. New topics covered include TQM, partnering and strategic alliances, and more on JIT purchasing and outsourcing developments. There is a greater emphasis on purchasing's role in achieving and maintaining product quality. Chapter Seven - on purchasing's role in new product development - has been rewritten, and there is an entirely new chapter on ethics.

• Used

  Paperback
  1997

  $10.26

• Used

  Hardcover
  1996

  $30.66

  This best-selling text's hallmark has always been its fundamental treatment of the basics. In the thorough revision the change of title reflects the fact that purchasing is a field in transition. In most industries it is evolving into purchasing and supply management. Major new areas in the 6th edition include global sourcing, supplier and supply chain management, the use of cross-functional teams in new product development, commodity management and sourcing, and early purchasing and supplier involvement in specifications development. New topics include total quality management, partnering and strategic alliances, and just-in-time purchasing and outsourcing developments.