TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lysons,Kenneth
AU  - Farrington,Brian
TI  - Purchasing and supply chain management
SN  - 0273694383 (pbk.)
AV  - HF5437 .L97 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Financial Times/Prentice Hall
KW  - Purchasing
KW  - Business logistics
N1  - 	pt. 1. Introduction and strategy --
1. What is purchasing? --
2. Strategy and strategic procurement --
3. Logistics and supply chains --
4. Structure and supply chains --
5. Purchasing structure and design --
6. Purchasing procedures --
pt. 2. Strategy, tactics and operations 1 : purchasing factors --
7. Supplier relationships --
8. Purchasing : product innovation, supplier involvement and development --
9. Specifying and managing product quality --
10. Matching supply with demand --
11. Sourcing and the management of suppliers --
12. Buying at the right price --
pt. 3. Strategy, tactics and operations 2 : buying situations --
13. Contrasting approaches to supply --
14. Buying from overseas --
pt. 4. Strategy, tactics and operations 3 : negotiation, support tools and performance --
15. Negotiation --
16. Support tools --
17. Purchasing research, performance and ethics --
ER  -