Purchasing and supply chain management : analysis, strategy, planning and practice / Arjan J.Van Weele.

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PART ONE: CORE CONCEPTS
1: The role of purchasing in the value chain Chapter
2: Industrial buying behaviour: decision-making in purchasing
3: The purchasing management process 4: Purchasing and facilities management
5: Buying business services 6: Public procurement
7: Market structures and supply market research

PART TWO: STRATEGY AND PLANNING
8: Outsourcing and risk management
9: Purchasing and business strategy
10: Category sourcing: getting better performance from suppliers
11: Purchasing, innovation and quality management
12: Purchasing, logistics and supply chain management
13: Organization and structure of purchasing
14: Performance measurement and governance in purchasing

PART THREE: IMPLEMENTATION
15: Preparing for partnership with suppliers: cost approaches and techniques
16: Buying and supply management in retail
17: Purchasing, corporate social responsibility and ethics

Glossary : p.403-411. _ Index : p. 413-418.