Strategic supply management : principles, theories and practice /: principles, theories and practice. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Paul Cousins [and others].
• Other Names: Cousins, Paul
• Contents: Pt. 1. The Fundamentals of Supply -- Ch. 1. The supply challenge -- Ch. 2. The evolution of purchasing and supply management -- Ch. 3. The make-buy decision: a theoretical perspective -- Ch. 4. Sourcing strategies and supply chain configurations -- Ch. 5. Strategic supplier selection -- Ch. 6. Supplier development -- pt. 2. Developing Supply Strategy -- Ch. 7. Supply strategy: the development of the strategic supply wheel 91 -- Ch. 8. Aligning supply with corporate strategy -- Ch. 9. Competency and skills development for strategic supply -- Ch. 10. Organisational structures for supply management -- Ch. 11. Performance measurement -- Ch. 12. Cost-benefit analysis -- Ch. 13. Managing inter-firm relationships -- pt. 3. Strategic Issues in Supply Chain Management -- Ch. 14. Environmental and ethical issues in supply management -- Ch. 15. Involving suppliers in new product development -- Ch. 16. Public and regulated supply management -- Ch. 17. Electronic supply. Ch. 18. The relevance of commodities -- Ch. 19. Services procurement -- pt. 4. Future Directions -- Ch. 20. The future -- a trajectory for supply management.
• Publisher Details: Harlow, England New York : Prentice Hall/Financial Times
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxvii, 308 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 658.7; Strategic planning; Business logistics; Materials management; Industrial procurement -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior; Business logistics; Industrial procurement -- Management; Materials management; Strategic planning; Supply Chain Management; Ketenbeheer (logistiek); Leveranciers; Strategische planning; Distributiekanalen; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781408250235; 1408250233
• Related ISBNs: 9780273651000; 0273651005
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.