The supply management handbook
By: by Joseph L. Cavinato, Anna E. Flynn, and Ralph G. Kauffman.
Contributors: Flynn, Anna E.; Kauffman, Ralph G.
Edition: 7th ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 945
Subjects: Industrial procurement.; Purchasing departments -- Management.
Other titles: Purchasing handbook.
Description: For more than three decades, The Supply Management Handbook (formerly The Purchasing Handbook) has been vital for purchasing and supply professionals in every field and industry. This latest edition comprehensively updates and revises this classic to encompass the ongoing shift from simple purchasing to a new, more technology-based imperative--identifying and managing supply chain sources and strategies. Addressing every essential issue from outsourcing to total cost of ownership to negotiations and contract management, an international team of supply management experts offers the authoritative, practical coverage you need to survive and thrive in today's ever-changing supply management environment. - Publisher.
Notes: Rev. ed. of: The purchasing handbook / Joseph L. Cavinato and Ralph G. Kauffman, editors in chief. 6th ed. c1999.