Purchasing and Supply Management

by BENTON

• ISBN13: 9780073525143
• ISBN10: 0073525146
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-20
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin

Summary

This first edition text, written by Dr. W.C. Benton, the Dean's Distinguished Research Professor of Operations and Systems Management at Ohio State University, outlines the most current methods in purchasing and supply chain management. With his 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

Part 1: Introduction to Purchasing and Supply Management

Chapter 1: Purchasing and Supply Management

Chapter 2: Purchasing Decisions and Business Strategy

Chapter 3: The Legal Aspects of Purchasing

Part 2: Materials Management

Chapter 4: Materials Management

Chapter 5: Inventory Management

Chapter 6: Just-In-Time (Lean) Purchasing

Chapter 7: Purchasing Procedures, E-Purchasing, and Systems Contracting

Part 3: Fundamentals of Purchasing and Supply Management

Chapter 8: Supplier Selection and Evaluation

Chapter 9: Global Sourcing

Chapter 10: Purchasing, Supply Partnerships, and Supply Chain Power

Chapter 11: Total Quality Management (TQM) and Purchasing

Part 4: Price/Cost Analysis and Negotiation Strategies

Chapter 12: Price Determination

Chapter 13: Bargaining and Negotiations

Part 5: Special Purchasing Application

Chapter 14: Purchasing Transportation Services

Chapter 15: Equipment Acquisition and Disposal

Chapter 16: Healthcare Purchasing and Supply Management

Chapter 17: Procuring Professional Services

Cases

Glossary

Index