Overview: .Purchasing and Supply Management. includes the latestmanagement, procurement, and negotiation techniques and the authorshave taken great care to integrate the impact of global commerce onthe buyers job. Historically, purchasing evolved as a weak part ofmanufacturing, gained its independence, and expanded to a financialcontributer to a company‘s success. A major challenge of the buyingjob is to manage supply management. To do this, the buyer must knowand use the full range of techniques and procedures available to thetrue professional. This book is dedicated to these functions of sup
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