Purchasing and Supply Chain Management or 21st Century Supervisor

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

Author: Robert M Monczka

Purchasing is the culmination of discussions with top purchasing executives developed through an initiative known as the Global Procurement and Supply Chain Benchmarking Initiative at Michigan State University. The authors' experiences combine to create a managerial perspective of the core tasks and challenges required to effectively manage the purchasing function. This text is unique in that it is the first purchasing textbook to employ a truly strategic perspective. While prior books have dealt with many components of buying materials, the authors have sought to identify the contributions that purchasing can make to corporate and business strategies, through the development of integrated procurement and sourcing strategies. The book contains twenty cases that have been developed and used in the classroom.

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Intended for college and university level courses addressing purchasing, materials management, supply chain management, sourcing management, and similar material, this text presents a managerial perspective on the core tasks and challenges required to manage the purchasing function within the context of an integrated supply chain. The six sections cover introductory material; operational purchasing; strategic sourcing; strategic cost management; supply chain management; and future directions. New to this edition is information on cross-functional teaming; B2B electronic commerce; third party logistics; negotiation simulations; contracting and Internet law; and other topics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

1	Introduction to Purchasing	1
2	The Purchasing Process	20
3	Purchasing and Supply Chain Organization	63
4	Purchasing Policy and Procedures	99
5	Purchasing as a Boundary-Spanning Function	125
6	Purchasing and Commodity Strategy Development	166
7	Insourcing/Outsourcing	197
8	Supplier Evaluation, Selection and Measurement	222
9	Supplier Quality Management	266
10	Supplier and Development: Creating a World-Class Supply Base	297
11	Worldwide Sourcing	329
12	Purchasing and Supply Chain Tools and Techniques	373
13	Strategic Cost Management	407
14	Negotiation	452
15	Managing Contracts	485
16	Purchasing Law and Ethics	518
17	Managing Supply Chain Inventory	558
18	Purchasing Transportation Services	592
19	Supply Chain Information Systems and Electronic Commerce	624
20	Performance Measurement and Evaluation	659
21	Purchasing and Supply Chain Changes and Trends	688

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21st Century Supervisor: Nine Essential Skills for Frontline Leaders

Author: Brad Humphrey

As a supervisor, the success of your organization rests in your hands! If you don't meet the goals set by senior leaders then results will be poor and angry customers will search for new providers of goods and services.
The 21st Century Supervisor Training Package will help you improve your skills in these and many other areas:

• Communication


• Coaching

• Business analysis

• Computer

• Project management

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