Excellence in procurement
Subtitle: how to optimise costs and add value
By: Stuart Emmett & Barry Crocker
Contributors: Crocker, Barry
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Cambridge Academic
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9781903499405
Subjects: Purchasing; Industrial procurement
Description: The style of the book is direct with little jargon. It covers all of the basics as well as providing detailed and wider discussions to encourage thought and practical application. To facilitate practical application, the book is illustrated by case studies and application checklists. There are also many additional exercises. The contents cover the following four main sections: Procurement Policies and Processes; The procurement cycle: the pre-order steps; The procurement cycle: the order and post order steps; Procurement best practice, tools and techniques: This last section focuses on topics such as E-Procurement, Relationship-based approaches, Global sourcing, Outsourcing, Corporate Social Responsibility and Supplier Development."--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-213) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Procurement policies and processes -- -- 2.; title: The procurement cycle: the pre-order steps -- -- 3.; title: The procurement cycle: the order and post-contract steps -- -- 4.; title: Procurement best practice, tools and techniques -- -- App. 1.; title: Review questions -- -- App. 2.; title: Further information -- -- App. 3.; title: Abbreviations.