Purchasing - Softcover

Lysons; Kenneth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0712117105 ISBN 13: 9780712117104

Publisher: Macdonald & Evans, 1999

Synopsis

Purchasing

Frameworks series

4TH EDITION

DR KENNETH LYSONS Freelance lecturer and Chief Examiner for LCCI and CIPS

KEY FEATURES

thoroughly updated to reflect syllabus changes meets the requirements of the CIPS syllabus new chapters included on public purchasing contains up-to-date examination questions new accessible format

CONTENTS

What is purchasing? Purchasing strategy Purchasing organisation Purchasing procedures, documentation and records Purchasing and IT Human resources in the supply chain Specifying and assuring the quality of suppliers Sourcing Contrasting approaches to supply Controlling prices and costs Support tools Negotiation Purchasing research, performance and ethics

About this title

Synopsis

Purchasing has been thoroughly revised in this third edition to provide a sound, up-to-date introduction for IPS, BTEC and LCCI Higher students. New material has been added on purchasing administration; job evaluation and purchasing; total quality management and public purchasing. In addition, the material on EC competition law has been fully revised and recent examination questions included from IPS and Institute of Logistics and Distribution Management papers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Macdonald & Evans
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0712117105
• ISBN 13: 9780712117104
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336