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Milligan, James

Management in the purchasing function. / James Milligan, Jennifer Blockley - 2nd ed. - Stamford, England: CIPS, 2006. - xviii, 301 p. : ill. ; - CIPS study matters .

Level 5: Advanced Diploma in Purchasing and Supply

Includes index.

Contents: Introduction to management -- managers: key roles and functions -- Ethics and social responsibility -- Management reporting -- Organisational structures -- Structure: implications for purchasing and supply -- Span of control and job design -- Culture -- Management decision making -- Operations planning and purchasing -- Authority, delegation and accountability -- Sources of conflict in the purchasing and supply function -- Managing conflict -- Recruitment, training, development and appraisal -- Managing team performance -- Drivers of change -- Planning change -- Managing the change process -- Employment legislation -- Impact of e-commerce and technology -- Revision questions -- Feedback on revision questions --

ISBN: 1861241585 9781861241580

LCCN: 2004268501

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Industrial procurement.
Purchasing.
Management

LC Class. No.: HF5437.M65

Dewey Class. No.: 658.72