Table of Contents

Benton, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, 3ePart One: Introduction to Purchasing and Supply Chain ManagementChapter 1: Purchasing and Supply Chain ManagementChapter 2: Purchasing Decisions and Business StrategyChapter 3: The Legal Aspects of PurchasingPart Two: Materials ManagementChapter 4: Materials ManagementChapter 5: Inventory ManagementChapter 6: Just-in-Time (Lean) PurchasingPart Three: Fundamentals of Purchasing and Supply ManagementChapter 7: Purchasing Procedures, E-Procurement, and Systems ContractingChapter 8: Supplier Selection and EvaluationChapter 9: Strategic OutsourcingChapter 10: Global SourcingChapter 11: Supply Partnerships and Supply Chain PowerChapter 12: Total Quality Management (TQM) and PurchasingPart Four: Price/Cost Analysis and Negotiation StrategiesChapter 13: Price DeterminationChapter 14: Bargaining and NegotiationsPart Five: Special Purchasing ApplicationsChapter 15: Purchasing Transportation ServicesChapter 16: Equipment Acquisition and DisposalChapter 17: Health Care Purchasing and Supply ManagementChapter 18: Sourcing Professional ServicesCasesPurchasing GlossaryIndex