Benton, W. C.,  1948- <br/><br/>
Purchasing and supply management / 
W.C. Benton. 
 - Boston :  McGraw-Hill,  2007. 
 - p. cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Purchasing and supply management -- Purchasing decisions and business strategy   The legal aspects of purchasing -- Materials management -- Inventory management -- Just-in-time (lean) purchasing -- Fundamentals of purchasing and supply management -- Purchasing procedures, e-purchasing, and systems contracting -- Supplier selection and evaluation -- Global sourcing -- Purchasing, supply partnerships, and supply chain power -- Total quality management (TQM) and purchasing -- Price/cost analysis and negotiation strategies -- Price determination -- Bargaining and negotiations -- Special purchasing application -- Purchasing transportation services -- Equipment acquisition and disposal -- Health care purchasing and supply management -- Procuring professional services. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0073525146 (alk. paper) 9780073525143 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006008683 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Business logistics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD38.5  / .B44 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.7