The Purchasing handbook

The complete purchasing cycle purchasing management purchasing organization purchasing systems, procedures, policies - the purchasing manual computerization/EDI sourcing pricing negotiation contracts and subcontracts - preparation and administration follow up and expediting ethics and responsibility evaluating purchasing performance purchasing strategy quality assurance, standards, specifications forecasting, forward buying inventory management just-in-time (JIT) purchasing systems traffic transportation receiving and stores management legal aspects of purchasing scrap and surplus disposal purchasing research and value analysis price/cost analysis global sourcing materials and logistics management budgets personnel selection, training and development raw materials, purchased parts and components maintenance, repair, operating supplies, capital assets and construction services resale manufacturing and resource public retail/distribution/trade service industry professional development.