Common Sense Purchasing: Hard Knock Lessons Learned From a Purchasing Pro
Language: English
Published by BookSurge Publishing, 2004
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- Title
- Common Sense Purchasing: Hard Knock Lessons Learned From a Purchasing Pro
- Author
- DePaoli, Dr. Tom
- Publisher
- BookSurge Publishing
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- LikeNew
- Binding
- paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 159457250X
- ISBN 13
- 9781594572500
- Item weight
- 4 ounces
- Dimensions
- 5x0x8
- Series
- Book 2 of 4: Common Sense Purchasing-Supply Chain
Get the hard-knock lessons of a purchasing pro! These lessons apply in all purchasing situations. This top five purchasing action-reference book combines expert insights, practical examples and tons of advice. Dr.Tom DePaoli in Common Sense Purchasing gives a no holds barred practical guide to purchasing, supply chain and negotiations success. Transform your purchasing strategy. Straight forward and to the point, you won’t be able to put it down until you have finished the purchasing journey.
It includes:
· How to build relationships all across the supply chain.
· Proven supplier sourcing methodology.
· Non-traditional metrics that work.
· A framework for a five-year purchasing strategic plan.
· Stories of amazing savings and watch outs.
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Some comments:
“Dr. DePaoli clearly has loads of real-world experience,and it comes through from the first chapter of this book which stresses the importance of relationships over everything else. The format is readable and easy to apply. Other books have more depth on process, but the strength of Common Sense Purchasing is the distilled wisdom that is extremely worthwhile. It's a great gift for executives outside procurement organizations to understand a smart approach to the field. Highly recommended!”
“A book of few words but great truths, good for anyone who wants to know the real world of purchasing.”
“Often times, we see books as a means to end--be that for entertainment purposes or educational pursuits. As a college senior with no previous experience in the business of purchasing, this is a very interesting piece of writing to analyze. Being a visual
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