TY - BOOK AU - Johnson,P.Fraser AU - Leenders,Michiel R. AU - Flynn,Anna E. TI - Purchasing and supply management / P. Fraser Johnson, Michiel R. Leenders, Anna E. Flynn T2 - McGraw-Hill/Irwin series operations and decision sciences SN - 9780071289375 U1 - 658.7 22 PY - 2011/// CY - New York : PB - McGraw-Hill/Irwin, KW - Industrial procurement KW - Materials management N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; 1. Purchasing and Supply Management -- 2. Supply Strategy -- 3. Supply Organization -- 4. Supply Processes and Technology -- 5. Make or Buy, Insourcing and Outsourcing -- 6. Need Identification and Specification -- 7. Quality -- 8. Quantity and Inventory -- 9. Delivery -- 10. Price -- 11. Cost Management -- 12. Supplier Selection -- 13. Supplier Evaluation and Supplier Relations -- 14. Global Supply Management -- 15. Legal and Ethics N2 - The Fourteenth Edition of Purchasing and Supply Management provides a comprehensive introduction to the purchasing and supply chain management field, supported by over 40 case studies. Cases cover purchasing and supply chain issues in a variety of settings, from process industries to high tech manufacturing and services as well as public institutions. The text focuses on decision making throughout the supply chain. Based on the conviction that supply managers, in concert with suppliers and distributors, have to contribute to organizational goals and strategies, this edition continues to focus on how to make that mission a reality ER -