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Gower
Handbook of Purchasing Management - Third Edition
Edited by Marc Day
Published in association with the Chartered Institute of
Purchasing and Supply
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The revised third edition of the Gower Handbook of Purchasing 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
for businesses over the years. In particular this edition has been slimmed
down and focused to assist the reader by working systematically outwards
using a purchasing lens to view the wider business world. The aim is to
show the potential contribution that purchasing can make as a driver for
organizational efficiency and business development. It is this latter
requirement, the need for purchasing to generate revenue, that has been
identified as being ever more prominent as a demand on purchasing
directors' time and effort.
The book is now split into three sections. Part I lays the foundations for
building the organization of purchasing in a corporate environment. Part
II overlays further applications on the foundations of purchasing
organization. The assumption is made that the purchasing activities of a
firm are proactive in outlook, gathering knowledge and measuring their
current corporate purchasing performance, while also looking to generate
revenues for the business. Finally Part III provides case studies which
bring to life some of the learning achieved through the framework laid out
in the previous parts.
Written by leading practitioners and academics, and published in
association with the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, this
book is destined to become a classic in the field.
Contents
Introduction, Marc Day. Part I The Foundations for Organizing Purchasing:
Purchasing and organizational design, Richard Lamming; Purchasing strategy
process, Christine Harland; Organizing the purchasing function, Michael
Quayle; Managing a portfolio of supplier relationships, Douglas K MacBeth;
Outsourcing, Chris Lonsdale; Financial aspects of purchasing, Colin Rigby;
Purchasing and costing, Marc Day; The interrelationship between purchasing
and marketing, David Ford; Purchasing, logistics and supply chain
management, Richard Wilding. Part II Tactical and Operational Applications
in Purchasing Management: Managing and measuring for purchasing
performance, Peter Stannack; Business process management - opportunities
and caveats, Chris Hartey and Marc Day; Purchasing IS/IT software - the
impact of e-business on procurement and supply management, Andrew Cox,
Lorna Chicksand and Paul Ireland; Purchasing and knowledge management,
Richard Hall; Purchasing and 'green' issues, Barbara Morton; Ethical
issues in purchasing, Christopher J. Cowton and Christopher Low;
Purchasing research, Kenneth Lysons; Purchasing and international legal
issues, Paul Abbiati; Countertrade, Simon Harris. Part III Evidence-Based
Practice in Purchasing Management: Purchasing for SMEs, Michael Quayle;
Buying electricity and gas, Ken Burnett; Buying IT, Ken Burnett;
Purchasing in the Higher Education sector, Tom Chadwick; Purchasing
transportation, Kenneth Waters; Purchasing in the construction sector,
Mark Smalley and Neil Jarrett. Further reading; Appendix - Regional
planning institutes; Index.
About the Author
Marc Day is Head of Research for The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and
Supply. He has consulted in a number of industries, concentrating on
purchasing management processes and activities. His research focuses on
industrial marketing and the theory and philosophy of management and
organization.
£80.00 / US$139.95 ISBN: 0 566 08404 X October 2002 416
pages Hardback
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