Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

by Benton, W.C.

• ISBN13: 9780073525198
• ISBN10: 0073525197
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-10
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Summary

The Second Edition of Purchasing and Supply Management focuses on the next generation of professionals as it outlines the most current methods in purchasing and supply chain management. With W.C. Benton's step-by-step approach, both students and professionals can gain analytical purchasing skills. Real case studies and exercises help students transform purchasing theory into purchasing practice and implementation. Some of the topics include purchasing business processes, price cost analysis, professional services, and transportation, global, and healthcare purchasing.Dr. Benton has published more than one hundred articles in the areas of purchasing management, inventory control, supply chain management, quality assurance, and materials management. He has been ranked #1 out of 753 quality and quantity researchers in operations management, has served as a consultant for IBM, RCA, Frigidaire, and state Departments of Transportation, among others, and is the founder of the Purchasing and Supply Management Association (PSMA) at the Fisher College of Business.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction to Purchasing and Supply Management

Purchasing and Supply Management

Purchasing Decisions and Business Strategy

The Legal Aspects of Purchasing

Materials Management

Materials Management

Inventory Management

Just-In-Time (Lean) Purchasing

Purchasing Procedures, E-Purchasing, and Systems Contracting

Fundamentals of Purchasing and Supply Management

Supplier Selection and Evaluation

Strategic Outsourcing

Global Sourcing

Purchasing, Supply Partnerships, and Supply Chain Power

Total Quality Management (TQM) and Purchasing

Price/Cost Analysis and Negotiation Strategies

Price Determination

Bargaining and Negotiations

Special Purchasing Application

Purchasing Transportation Services

Equipment Acquisition and Disposal

Healthcare Purchasing and Supply Management

Procuring Professional Services

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