TY - BOOK AU - Weele,A.J.van TI - Purchasing and supply chain management: analysis, planning and practice SN - 9781861529787 (pbk.) : AV - HF5437 U1 - 658.72 VAN PY - 2001/// CY - London PB - Business KW - Industrial procurement KW - Purchasing KW - Management KW - Business logistics KW - Business and Management KW - ukslc KW - Purchasing & supply management KW - thema N1 - Previous ed.: 2000; Includes bibliographical references and index; Part one: Analysis -- 1.The role of purchasing in the supply chain -- 2.Industrial buying behaviour: decision making in purchasing -- 3.The purchasing process: the buyer's role -- 4.Markets and products -- 5.The purchasing management process -- Part two: Planning -- 6.Purchasing market research -- 7.Purchasing and business strategy -- 8.Sourcing strategy: getting better results from suppliers -- 9.Purchasing and supply strategy, electronic market places and e-procurement -- 10.Purchasing, engineering and quality control -- 11.Purchasing and supply chain management -- 12.Getting organized for purchasing -- 13.Purchasing performance measurement -- Part three: practice -- 14.Supplier assessment: cost approaches and techniques -- 15.Negotiating techniques and rules of conduct -- 16.The purchasing function in trade and retail companies -- 17.Boying in a facilities environment -- 18.Public procurement and EC directives N2 - This text introduces readers to the key principles underlying purchasing and supply chain management. It provides them with an in-depth discussion of purchasing and supply issues both from a strategic and managerial perspective ER -