Excellence in Procurement (Paperback)

Stuart Emmett

ISBN 10: 1903499402 / ISBN 13: 9781903499405

Published by Liverpool Academic Press, 2008

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Paperback. This book covers the essential elements of Procurement, including policies, legal aspects, e-purchasing, understanding the cycle and best practice tools and techniques. The style of the book is direct with little jargon. It covers all of the basics as well as providing detailed and wider discussions to encourage thought and practical application. To facilitate practical application, the book is illustrated by case studies and application checklists. There are also many additional exercises. The contents cover the following four main sections: *Procurement Policies and Processes * The procurement cycle: the pre-order steps * The procurement cycle: the order and post order steps * Procurement best practice, tools and techniques This last section focuses on topics such as E-Procurement, Relationship-based approaches, Global sourcing, Outsourcing, Corporate Social Responsibility and Supplier Development. This book covers the essential elements of Procurement, including policies, legal aspects, e-purchasing, understanding the cycle and best practice tools and techniques. The style of the book is direct with little jargon. It covers all of the basics as well as providing detailed and wider discussions to encourage thought and practical application. To facilitate practical application, the book is illustrated by case studies and application checklists. There are also many additional exercises. The contents cover the following four main sections: Procurement Policies and Processes The procurement cycle: the pre-order steps The procurement cycle: the order and post order steps Procurement best practice, tools and techniques This last section focuses on topics such as E-Procurement, Relationship-based approaches, Global sourcing, Outsourcing, Corporate Social Responsibility and Supplier Development. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Excellence in Procurement (Paperback)
• Publisher: Liverpool Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1903499402
• ISBN 13: 9781903499405
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This book covers the essential elements of Procurement, including policies, legal aspects, e-purchasing, understanding the cycle and best practice tools and techniques.

About the Author

Stuart Emmett After spending over 30 years in commercial private sector service industries, working in the UK and in Nigeria, I then moved into Training. I then choose to become a freelance independent mentor/coach, trainer and consultant. Trading under the name of Learn and Change Limited, I now enjoy working on five continents, principally in Africa and the Middle East, but also in the Far East, Europe and South America. I can be contacted at stuart@learnandchange.com or by visiting www.learnandchange.com. I do welcome any comments. Barry Crocker Barry is a lecturer in the Salford Business School at the University of Salford .He is currently Programme Leader for the MSc Purchasing and Logistics and MSc Supply Chain Management. Previously, he has had many years industrial experience in various management positions in the field of transport, warehousing and physical distribution. He has been an assistant chief examiner for the professional stage of the CIPS Diploma. Like Stuart, Barry has conducted many training sessions for multi-nationals in Africa, the Middle East and the Far East in the field of Logistics and Supply Chain Management.