Profitable Purchasing Strategies: A Manager's Guide for Improving Organizational Competitiveness Through the Skills of Purchasing

Author: Paul T. Steele, Brian Court
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ISBN: 0077092147
Publisher: McGraw-Hill (May, 1996)
Sales Rank: 129,268
Average Customer Rating: 4 out of 5

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A purchasing plan from start to finish
This book provides a thorough view of purchasing strategies and strategic purchasing. It emphasizes the need for support from the top as well as established purchasing guidelines.

It's primary benefit comes from a thorough explanation of strategic purchasing. How to determine a need, determine the possibility of seclecting one (or more) suppliers to fill that need and how to use your position as a buyer to create the type of supplier that YOU need. It also highlights the need for "upstream" planning to avoid the pitfalls that often result from unplanned purchasing.

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