Weele, Arjan J. Van <br/><br/>
Purchasing and supply chain management : analysis, planning and practice. / 
Arjan J. Van Weele 
 - Australia : London :   Thomson Learning,   2002. 
 - xix, 363 p. :   ill. ;    25 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Contents: Part One : The Role of purchasing in the supply chain -- Industrial buying behaviour: decision making in purchasing -- The Purchasing process: the buyer's role -- Markets and products -- The Purchasing management process -- Part Two: Planning : Purchasing market research -- Purchasing and business strategy -- Sourcing strategy: getting better results from suppliers -- Purchasing and supply strategy, electronic market places and e- procurement -- Purchasing, engineering and quality control -- Purchasing and supply chain management -- Getting organized for purchasing -- Purchasing performance measurement -- Part Three : Supplier assessment : cost approaches and techniques -- Negotiating techniques and rules of conduct -- The Purchasing function in trade and retail companies -- Buying in a facilities environment -- Public procurement and EC directives. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1861529783 9781861529787 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Purchasing-- Management. <br/>Industrial procurement
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HF5437.V26