Procurement and Supply Chain Management References
Description from Amazon.com:
Previously entitled 'Purchasing Principles
and Management',Procurement Principles & Management 10th Ed. (Baily,
Farmer, Crocker, Jessop and Jones) has been essential reading and the
standard text for practitioners and students of the subject of purchasing or
procurement for nearly 40 years. This new tenth edition continues to cover
the continuous change and development in the field of Purchasing and care is
taken to balance new emerging philosophies with the proven and established
thinking and practice in the profession.
This edition includes: New chapters on
outsourcing, corporate social responsibility and e-procurement systems,
Well-integrated new material on time compression, global sourcing and
contract performance measurement, New case studies plus mini-cases dotted
throughout chapters to reflect themes from the text in actual supply
management practice around the world, New Research boxes within chapters to
link academic research and procurement industry practice, New PowerPoint
Slides and an Instructor's Manual for Lecturers teaching the subject.
Description from Amazon.com:
Purchase Order Management Best Practices,by Ehap H. Sabri, Arun Gupta, and Michael Beitler, brings together the
field's latest advances and gives business professionals a
comprehensive framework for lowering costs, improving efficiency,
eliminating non-value added activities, and optimizing the
transformation program for the POM process.
Purchase Order Management Best Practices offers practical,
proven tactics and detailed guidance into every aspect of POM process
redesign: mapping the existing process, intelligently leveraging new
technologies, building a strategy for strengthening the relationship
with suppliers, identifying comprehensive related metrics, and
industry success stories and lessons learned...
About the
Author:
Stephen R. Guth, Esq. has provided
negotiation services, as both a customer and a vendor, to multi-national
companies such as Ryder System, Dell Computer, and Aflac Insurance. He has
implemented ground-up VMOs at Ryder System, Aflac Insurance, and the
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. He has been featured in
CIO Magazine for his concept of vendor relationship management and he has
authored articles on contract negotiations and patent law. He is a
graduate of the University of Miami School of Law, received a Masters from
George Washington University Commercial Contract Management Program, and
is a summa cum laude graduate of Saint Leo University. Mr. Guth holds the
following certifications: Certified Purchasing Manager, Certified
Technology Procurement Executive, Certified Commercial Contract Manager,
and Fellow of the Life Management Institute. Mr. Guth also served in the
military under the United States Special Operations Command. Mr. Guth is a
frequent speaker at purchasing-related industry events, and also provides
training on various topics in purchasing.
