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This widely used text introduces readers to the principles and procedures of purchasing and materials management. Substantially revised for this Sixth Edition, Purchasing and the Management of Materials includes new chapters on international purchasing and value analysis, and an expanded treatment of computer applications. Also new is a discussion of deregulation as a transportation variable, a fresh look at cost-price analysis, an outline of relevant economic concepts, as well as material on conglomerate organizations, multinational operations, international sourcing, and vice-president sourcing. Six entirely new cases have been added. In addition, topics have been organized to make the book an effective preparation for the Certified Purchasing Managers and American Production and Inventory Control Society exams. However, despite all the changes made to this edition, the coverage of fundamental purchasing and related materials management concerns, which provided the framework of highly successful earlier editions, has been carefully preserved.
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The Fine Art of Purchasing and Materials Management Today’s competitive environment calls for unprecedented excellence in purchasing and materials management. No other text prepares students to meet this challenge like the new edition of Gary Zenz’s landmark text! Comprehensive and to-the-point, this invaluable resource provides complete coverage of the most vital purchasing issues. From the effects of global currency fluctuations on purchasing to TQM to ISO 9000 to strategic partnering, it covers all the critical issues today’s managers face. 53 short cases round out topic coverage with hands-on demonstrations of purchasing in action. This outstanding resource uniquely prepares managers in all departments to understand and take advantage of the current state of the art:
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- Outstanding international purchasing chapter provides more current and detailed coverage of fluctuating currency values and how to benefit from these fluctuations.
- 4 new cases address such critical issues as ethics, evaluating buyer performance, installing the materials management concept in an existing organization, and buying from foreign sources.
- This edition includes the latest information on strategic partnering, research, sourcing, reverse marketing and partnering, and TQM and ISO 9000.
- New boxed examples open each chapter to set the scene. Critical thinking questions follow each chapter to stimulate discussion.
- The best available preparation for the Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) exam, with helpful chapter summaries and end-of-text glossary.
- Detailed information on such practitioner-oriented issues as economic forecasting, how to build a library for the purchasing department, and simulation applications for controlling inventories.
- Integrated use of the computer throughout the text.
Gary J. Zenz is professor of Business at Florida State University. He received the B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin and has had purchasing experience with West Bend Co. and Modine Manufacturing Co. He is co-author of Purchasing Management: Materials in Motion, third edition, 1969 (John Wiley & Sons), and has had several articles in the Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management.
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- PublisherWiley
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 047181802X
- ISBN 13 9780471818021
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number6
- Number of pages560
- EditorThompson George H.
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