- Hardcover: 1082 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US; 6th Revised edition edition (1 Jan 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0071345264
- ISBN-13: 978-0071345262
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16.3 x 6.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,606,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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For over 30 years, purchasing managers have relied on "The Purchasing Handbook" as their field's only encyclopedic reference and study tool for CPM certification. Now revised for the new millennium - with over 100 leading contributors and 20 new chapters - this indispensable resource explores day-to-day principles in internal and external supply chain management, outsourcing, the exploding arena of electronic commerce, and other purchasing trends and strategic aspects.
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An important study resource for C.P.M certification and A.P.P. accreditation. The Classic Who, What, Where, Why, and How of Purchasing and Supply Management'From Raw Material to Product Delivery. For more than three decades, The Purchasing Handbook has been a staple reference for purchasing and supply professionals around the world. Chapters written by over 100 top authorities provide in-depth, authoritative coverage of each topic, and allow purchasing and supply professionals to make confident, informed decisions.
This updated, expanded 6th Edition'with 20 new chapters'contains not only the basic information every manager needs to know but also the current information and research that every manager must know for procurement in the next century. A partial listing of topics covered includes: Globalization; Industry consolidation; Technological advancements; Supply chain synchronization; E-commerce and the Internet; Virtual value networks; Strategic versus tactical procurement; Supplier integration; Collaboration planning and execution; Supply strategy development; Ethics and responsibility; Supplier price and cost analysis; Purchasing and supply negotiations; Purchasing of raw materials and commodities; Marketplace intelligence; Re-engineering; Human resource management; Total cost of ownership; Inventory management; Legal aspects of purchasing; Investment recovery. Whether you need it as a professional reference or as a study guide for C.P.M. certification or A.P.P. accreditation, The Purchasing Handbook, 6th Edition has no equal. It is, quite simply, the most comprehensive resource available for traditional'and modern'purchasing and supply tactics, strategies, technology, and information.
This updated, expanded 6th Edition'with 20 new chapters'contains not only the basic information every manager needs to know but also the current information and research that every manager must know for procurement in the next century. A partial listing of topics covered includes: Globalization; Industry consolidation; Technological advancements; Supply chain synchronization; E-commerce and the Internet; Virtual value networks; Strategic versus tactical procurement; Supplier integration; Collaboration planning and execution; Supply strategy development; Ethics and responsibility; Supplier price and cost analysis; Purchasing and supply negotiations; Purchasing of raw materials and commodities; Marketplace intelligence; Re-engineering; Human resource management; Total cost of ownership; Inventory management; Legal aspects of purchasing; Investment recovery. Whether you need it as a professional reference or as a study guide for C.P.M. certification or A.P.P. accreditation, The Purchasing Handbook, 6th Edition has no equal. It is, quite simply, the most comprehensive resource available for traditional'and modern'purchasing and supply tactics, strategies, technology, and information.
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Complete disappointment.
25 Jan 2003
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This book is unnecessarily verbose, incoherent, and nowhere close to what its title suggests.
This book is a collection of articles/chapters written by different authors. As a result of that, not only there is no connection and coherency among chapters but also topics covered in the seemingly related chapters are different and unrelated. The coherency and relationship among chapters are just limited to their names not what is inside them. For example, in "Part 5: Item and Industry Practice" there are separate chapters on "Raw Material", "MRO Materials", "Software and Intellectual Properties", "Capital Equipments" to name a few. I would imagine that each of these chapters will discuss purchasing process, nuances, and best practices for these items. But unfortuantely, all these chapters are independant and adderess totally different issues.
I guess, if you want to learn about purchasing, you would be better off searching on the web and reading different articles on purchasing then spending money on this book.
27 of 39 people found the following review helpful
This book is the guide for the new role of Purchasing today
20 April 2000
The purchasing Handbook has allow me as a professional in this field to make confident, informed decisions everyday at work, the Handbook goes beyond to just informing the current trend in purchasing because it takes an innovative look at future trends and issues while delivering today's accurate purchasing and supply information, integrating the direction of today's business.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Purchasing Handbook ** An All-In-One Guide
13 May 2001
As a person who developes Purchasing/Inventory Software, this book has brought to my mind a deeper understanding of the process of Purchasing and how it relates to Inventory and Procurement methods, worldwide purchasing problems and methods. Things that, after many years in the business, I have never thought of or considered before.
The scope of this book is fantastic! A true bible of Purchasing...
This is a definite resource of anyone in the purchasing environment (or even programing environment)! A must Have!!!
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