Milligan, James <br/><br/>
Management in the purchasing function. / 
James Milligan, Jennifer Blockley 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Stamford, England:  CIPS,  2006. 
 - xviii, 301 p. :  ill. ; 
 - CIPS study matters .
<br/><br/> Level 5: Advanced Diploma in Purchasing and Supply 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>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 --  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1861241585 9781861241580 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004268501 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Industrial procurement.<br/>Purchasing.<br/>Management
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HF5437.M65 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.72