Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

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Purchasing and supply chain management provides a highly structured and comprehensive approach to the fundamental principles and practice of purchasing and supply chain management. It adopts a rigorous managerial perspective on the process of purchasing and analyses its role, position and importance within business processes. The book is logically structured into three distinct analysis, strategy and planning, and practice. Learning objectives, varied and interesting case studies, thought provoking discussion questions, chapter summaries and the use of a highly accessible style and language reinforce the readerÂ's understanding of the core management issues and concepts.