Purchasing and Supply Management (MCGRAW HILL SERIES IN MANAGEMENT) - Hardcover

Lee, Lamar; Dobler, Donald W.; Burt, David N.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070370893 ISBN 13: 9780070370890

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 1995

Synopsis

This best-selling text's hallmark has always been its fundamental treatment of the basics. In the thorough revision the change of title reflects the fact that purchasing is a field in transition. In most industries it is evolving into purchasing and supply management. Major new areas in the 6th edition include global sourcing, supplier and supply chain management, the use of cross-functional teams in new product development, commodity management and sourcing, and early purchasing and supplier involvement in specifications development. New topics include total quality management, partnering and strategic alliances, and just-in-time purchasing and outsourcing developments.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Most authoritative text in field; consistently selected by National Association of Purchasing Management (NAPM) for its certification program for company purchasing agents.

Unrivalled in currency, the text balances theory and practice and integrates the purchasing and supply management function with all other key functional business areas.

92 outstanding case studies in the text plus another 12 in the Instructor's Manual with accompanying case analysis teaching notes in the Instructor's Manual; 15-20 exercises conclude each text chapter.
Thorough revision; title change and new chapter 1 reflect purchasing's transition in most industries into purchasing and supply management, that is the progression of the purchasing function into a strategic orientation

Major new areas are global sourcing, supplier and supply chain management, use of cross-functional trams in new product development, commodity management and sourcing, and early purchasing and supplier involvement in specifications development.

New topics include TQM. partnering and strategic alliances, and more on JIT purchasing and outsourcing developments.

Heavier emphasis on purchasing's role in achieving and maintaining product quality (especially in chapter 21).

Heavily rewritten chapter 7 on purchasing's role in new product development.

More emphasis in chapter 26 on purchasing's role in investment recovery activities and in enhancing the environment.

New chapter 31 on ethics.

Current approach to sourcing and contractual agreements thoroughly covered in chapters 11, 12, and 16.

New chapter 32 on Institutional and state and local government purchasing; old last chapter on purchasing for the federal government deleted.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0070370893
• ISBN 13: 9780070370890
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 864