Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

PART ONE: CORE CONCEPTS
Chapter 1: The role of purchasing in the value chain
Chapter 2: Industrial buying behaviour: decision-making in purchasing
Chapter 3: The purchasing management process
Chapter 4: Purchasing and facilities management
Chapter 5: Buying business services
Chapter 6: Public procurement
Chapter 7: Market structures and supply market research

PART TWO: STRATEGY AND PLANNING
Chapter 8: Outsourcing and risk management
Chapter 9: Purchasing and business strategy
Chapter 10: Category sourcing: getting better performance from suppliers
Chapter 11: Purchasing, innovation and quality management
Chapter 12: Purchasing, logistics and supply chain management
Chapter 13: Organization and structure of purchasing
Chapter 14: Performance measurement and governance in purchasing

PART THREE: IMPLEMENTATION
Chapter 15: Preparing for partnership with suppliers: cost approaches and techniques
Chapter 16: Buying and supply management in retail
Chapter 17: Purchasing, corporate social responsibility and ethics