TY - BOOK AU - Milligan,James AU - Blockley, Jennifer TI - Management in the purchasing function. SN - 1861241585 AV - HF5437.M65 U1 - 658.72 21 PY - 2006/// CY - Stamford, England PB - CIPS KW - Industrial procurement KW - Purchasing KW - Management N1 - 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 -- ER -