1st Edition

Gower Handbook of Purchasing Management Third Edition

Edited By Marc Day Copyright 2002
418 Pages
by Routledge

418 Pages
by Routledge

418 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 2002, the revised third edition of the Gower Handbook of Purchasing and Supply Management views procurement as standing on the boundary of the firm, looking outwards and scanning the environment for new opportunities and threats. In this respect, as in many others, the new edition is quite different from the previous two, reflecting the many changes that have taken place... Read more

Introduction Marc Day.  Part I: The Foundations for Organizing Purchasing  1. Purchasing and Organizational Design Richard Lamming  2. Purchasing Strategy Process Christine Harland  3. Organizing the Purchasing Function Michael Quayle  4. Managing a Portfolio of Supplier Relationships Douglas K. Macbeth  5. Outsourcing Chris Lonsdale  6. Financial Aspects of Purchasing Colin Rigby  7. Purchasing and Costing Marc Day  8. The Interrelationship Between Purchasing and Marketing David Ford  9. Purchasing, Logistics and Supply Chain Management Richard Wilding  Part II: Tactical and Operational Applications in Purchasing Management  10. Managing and Measuring for Purchasing Performance Peter Stannack  11. Business Process Management: Opportunities and Caveats Chris Harty and Marc Day  12. Purchasing IS/IT Software – The Impact of e-Business on Procurement and Supply Management Andrew Cox, Lorna Chicksand and Paul Ireland  13. Purchasing and Knowledge Management Richard Hall  14. Purchasing and ‘Green’ Issues Barbara Morton  15. Ethical Issues in Purchasing Christopher J. Cowton and Christopher Low  16. Purchasing Research Kenneth Lysons  17. Purchasing and International Legal Issues Paul Abbiati  18. Countertrade Simon Harris  Part III: Evidence-Based Practice in Purchasing Management  19. Purchasing for SMEs Michael Quayle  20. Buying Electricity and Gas Ken Burnett  21. Buying IT Ken Burnett  22. Purchasing in the Higher Education Sector Tom Chadwick  23. Purchasing Transportation Kenneth Waters  24. Purchasing in the Construction Sector Mark Smalley and Neil Jarrett.  Further Reading.  Appendix: Regional Purchasing Institutes.  Index.

Biography

Marc Day