Weele, Arjan J. Van <br/><br/>
Purchasing and supply chain management: analysis, planning and practice. / 
Arjan J. Van Weele. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - Australia:  Thomson,  c2004. 
 - xix,363 p.:  ill;  24cm. 
<br/><br/> Include index 
<br/><br/>Contents: Analysis -- The Role of purchasing in the supply chain -- Industrial buying behavior: decision making in purchasing -- The Purchasing process: the buyer's role -- Markets and products -- The Purchasing management process -- Planning -- Purchasing market research -- Purchasing and business strategy -- Sourcing strategy: getting better results from suppliers -- Purchasing engineering and quality control -- Purchasing and supply chain management -- Getting organized for purchasing -- Purchasing performance measurement -- Supplier assessment: cost approaches and techniques -- Negotiating techniques and rules of conduct -- The Purchasing function in trade and retaile companies -- Buying in a facilities environment -- Public procurement and EC directives. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1861529783 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label> Cases.  
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HF5437.V26