List of figures and tables | |
Foreword | |
Purchasing - a function of growing importance | p. 1 |
Characteristics of purchasing | p. 13 |
Central purchasing issues: a reassessment | p. 35 |
Supplier relations | p. 59 |
Supplier networks | p. 78 |
Purchasing developments - five cases | p. 95 |
Organization of purchasing | p. 123 |
Communication | p. 143 |
Effectiveness in purchasing | p. 165 |
Bibliography | p. 179 |
Index | p. 184 |
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