The Purchasing Handbook - A Guide For The Purchasing And Supply Professional

By Joseph Cavinato, Ralph G. Kauffman "Sponsored by the National Association of Purchasing Management."

Published 2000 McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0071395482

This handbook covered wide topics in purchasing and supply management. From strategic thinking, approaches, organizational issues, detailed components, to categorized items and industry practice, this book would be a great choice to keep on your desk as your reference while you start your career in purchasing and supply management functions.

As followings are the contents in "The Purchasing Handbook - A Guide For The Purchasing And Supply Professional".

Part One: The Strategic Contributions of Purchasing and Supply

Ch1. The future of purchasing and supply (by Donavon J. Favre, Paul A. Matthews and Richard J. Toole)
Ch2. Creating supply advantage by leveraging the strategic nature of procurement (by William J. Markham, Jose´ T. Morales and Thomas H. Slaight)
Ch3. Purchasing in the new firm of the future (by William Atkinson)

Part Two: The Strategic Approaches of Purchasing and Supply

Ch4. Development of supply strategies (by Joseph R. Carter, D.B.A., C.P.M.)
Ch5. Knowledge of supply markets (by Richard R. Young, Ph.D., C.P.M.)
Ch6. Purchasing as relationship management (by Steve Kesinger, C.P.M., A.P.P.)
Ch7. Introduction to supply chain management (by Robert A. Novack, Ph.D.)
Ch8. Strategic alliances and partnerships (by Robert J. Trent, Ph.D.)
Ch9. Global procurement synergies (by Ed Dauginas)
Ch10. Challenges of outsourcing in supply chain procurement: How best to cope with the changing opportunities (by Jack Barry)
Ch11. Identification and evaluation of sources (by Larry C. Giunipero, Ph.D., C.P.M.)

Part Three: Organization and Competencies of Purchasing and Supply

Ch12. Competencies and skills in today's purchasing (by Virginia M. Tucker, Ph.D.)
Ch13. Developing a purchasing organization (by Roland R. Tunez)
Ch14. Re-engineering purchasing and supply (by Thomas M. De Paoli, Ph.D., C.P.M., SPHR)
Ch15. Human resource management (by Rene A. Yates, C.P.M.)
Ch16. Purchasing performance evaluation (by Linda L. Stanley, Ph.D.)
Ch17. Ethics and responsibilities (by Arnold J. Lovering, J.D., C.P.M.)

Part Four: Components and Capabilities

Ch18. Electronic opportunities and electronic commerce - new technologies for purchasing (by James T. Parker, C.P.M.)
Ch19. Supplier price and cost analysis (by Frank Haluch, C.P.M.)
Ch20. Total cost of ownership (by Lisa M. Ellram, Ph.D., C.P.M., A.P.P., CPA, C.M.A.)
Ch21. Purchasing and supply negotiation (by Brian G. Long, Ph.D., C.P.M.)
Ch22. Contract and subcontract administration and management (by Elaine N. Whittington, C.P.M., A.P.P., CPCM)
Ch23. Quality assurance (by Mir F. Ali, MBA, Ph.D.)
Ch24. Value analysis (by Lawrence J. Clark, C.P.M.)
Ch25. A practitioner's guide to forecasting (by Michael P. Niemira)
Ch26. Inventory management (by Mark S. Miller, C.P.M., CIRM)
Ch27. Legal aspects of purchasing (by Martin J. Carrara, J.D., C.P.M. and Constance Cushman, J.D., C.P.M.)
Ch28. Investment recovery (by Richard Antus, CMIR, William Boan, CMIR, Ron Brooks, CMIR, Gary Colgrove, Richard Cuniberti, C.P.M., CMIR, Carolyn Jackson, CMIR, Dennis Knutz, CMIR, ASA, Roland Kotcamp, C.P.M., CMIR, Jane Male, CAE, Michael Rhodes, CMIR and William Yerkey)
Ch29. Managing budgets and operations (by Henry F. Garcia, C.P.M.)
Ch30. Marketing purchasing and supply (by Alvin J. Williams, Ph.D.)
Ch31. Supplier performance evaluation (by Mary Lu Harding, C.P.M., CPIM, CIRM and Michael Harding, C.P.M., CPIM)

Part Five: Items and Industry Practice

Ch32. Purchase of raw materials and commodities (by Frank Haluch, C.P.M.)
Ch33. MRO materials (by Jack Barry)
Ch34. Software and intellectual property (by Leslie S. Marell)
Ch35. Capital and its impact on organization (by Bruce J. Wright)
Ch36. Services and nontraditional goods (by Henry F. Garcia, C.P.M.)
Ch37. Construction services procurement (by Bruce J. Wright)
Ch38. Transportation and related services (by M. Theodore Farris II, Ph.D., C.T.L., Deverl Maserang, Terrance L. Pohlen, Ph.D. and James Tognazzini)
Ch39. Purchasing in the service industry (by Joseph A. Yacura)
Ch40. Purchasing and supply management in the process and extractive industries (by Thomas A. Crimi)
Ch41. Public/Private purchasing (by Donald L. Woods, J.D., C.P.M.)

Part Six: Purchasing and Supply Information Resources