Lysons, Kenneth. <br/><br/>
Purchasing and supply chain management / 
Kenneth Lysons, Brian Farrington. 
 - 7th ed. 
 - Harlow, England :  Financial Times / Prentice Hall,  2006. 
 - xix, 709 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Part 1. Introduction and strategy: 1. What is purchasing? - 2. Strategy and strategic procurement. - 3. logistics and supply chains - 4. Structure and supply chains - 5. Purchasing structure and design - 6. Purchasing procedures -- Part 2: Strategy, tactics and operations 1: purchasing factors: 7. Supplier relationships - 8. Purchasing: product innovation, supplier involvement and development - 9. Specifying and managing product quality - 10. Matching supply with demand - 11. Sourcing and the management of suppliers - 12. Buying at the right price -- Part 3 Strategy, tactics and operations 2: buying situations : 13. Contrasting approaches to supply - 14. Buying from overseas -- Part 4 Strategy, tactics and operations 3: negotiation, support tools and performance : 15 Negotiation - 16. Support tools - 17. Purchasing research, performance and ethics. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0273694383 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Purchasing.<br/>Business logistics.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.72  / LYS