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Admistracion De Compras Y Materiales
Author
Leenders & Feron
Edition
1992
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Spanish Purchasing Administration Hand Book.
Best Practices in IT Procurement
Author
Purchasing Magazine
Location
Cabinet
Comment
The readers can learn how some of the best and the brightest in the purchasing profession approcah the IT buy. A through understanding of contracting language and IT terminology.
Business Law Today
Author
Miller Jentz
Edition
Fourth
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Text and Summarized Cases.
Everyone Negotiates: 101 Winning Tactics
Author
Peter Stark & Jane Flaherty
Edition
2002
Location
Cabinet
Comment
How to create win-win situation virtually in every negotiation situation.
Finance for Managers
Author
Harvard Business School
Certification
CPSM
Edition
2003
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Finance for Managers is designed to provide comprehensive advice, personal coaching, background information and guidance on the most relevant topics in business.
Focus on Contract Execution, Implementation, and Administration
Author
ISM
Edition
2003
Location
Cabinet
Comment
This collection of 43 previously published ISM articles explores the various phases of the contract process, from the initial stages of contract writing to managing and enforcing the contract.
Focus on the Legal Aspects of Supply Management
Author
ISM
Edition
2003
Location
Cabinet
Comment
A collection of more than 40 previously published ISM articles relating to contracting and legal issues. Sections include articles on basic contracting subjects, the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), international contracing, the effect of electronic commerce on contracting, and special situations such as patent law, environmental concerns, and antitrust issues.
Glossary of Key Purchasing & Supply Terms
Author
ISM
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Purchasing & Supply ChainTerminology.
How to Use Financial Statement
Author
James Bandler
Location
Cabinet
Comment
A guide to understanding numbers - Basics of Financial Statement which All Should Know.
Industrial Purchasing
Author
Westing & Fine
Edition
2nd
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Old Source of Information on Industrial Purchasing
International Business: The Challenge of Global Competition
Author
Donald Ball, Michael Geringer, Paul Frantz, Wendell McCullock and Michael Minor
Certification
CPSM
Edition
2005
Location
Cabinet
Comment
International Business is an up-to-date and complete exploration of international business issues and practice. The authors’ experience as both practitioners and academics brings a balanced and seasoned voice to the text.
ISM TECHnotes: Job Descriptions for Purchasing and Supply Management
Author
ISM
Edition
2001
Location
Cabinet
Comment
This book contains more than 75 job descriptions contributed by organizations from a variety of industries, organized according to levels and specialized positions. Also included are practical tools such as competency lists and career ladders used by leading-edge organizations to identify the skills needed to perform each job function.
Lean Extended Enterprise
Author
Terrence Burton and Steven Boeder
Certification
CPSM
Edition
2003
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Lean Extended Enterprise demonstrates how to integrate lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and enabling technologies, networks, exchanges and portals into a total business improvement initiative. The book also illustrates how to develop, organize launch and lead a successful enterprise-wide lean operating philosophy, from the executive suite to the shipping dock, through the total value chain.
Lean Supply Chain Management
Author
Jeffrey Wincel
Edition
2003
Location
Cabinet
Comment
This book incorporates lean methodology as the key factor in supply chain strategies.
Lean Supply Chain Management
Author
Jeffrey Wincel
Comment
This book incorporates lean methodology as the key factor in supply chain strategies.
Materials Management
Author
Dean Ammer
Edition
1962
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Book for Future Materials Manager
MRO Pruchasing Best Practices
Author
Purchasing Magazine
Location
Cabinet
Comment
The references made can be use as a benchmarking tool. For stories in the book, purchasing editors interviewed MRO buyers who have deployed sourcing strategies considered by their peers to be world-class. It includes stories on industrial distribution, buyer/supplier relationships, integrated supply, e-sourcing and purchasing cards.
Plain Talk About Purchasing
Comment
The sole purpose of this book is to offer some plain talk about a very critical segment of American business- the field of business purchasing, sourcing, and supply. This is not a textbook. It's a collection of short essays aimed at adding some perspective to today's happenings.
Production Planning and Inventory Control
Author
John F. Magee
Edition
1985
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Old Source of Information on Inventory planning
Protecting Your Company's Intellectual Property
Author
Deborah Bouchoux
Certification
CPSM
Edition
2001
Location
Cabinet
Comment
In this new age of instant global communication and virtually unlimited electronic access, the risk of losing control over your company’s intellectual property — trademarks, copyrights, patents and trade secrets — has never been greater.
Purchasing & Materials Management
Author
Donald Dobler & David Burt
Edition
Fourth
Location
Cabinet
Comment
(C.P.M.-Prep.Recomd.) Text and Cases.
Purchasing Hand Book
Author
George Aljian
Edition
Fourth
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Old Edition of Purchasing Handbook.
Purchasing Hand Book
Author
George Aljian
Edition
1958
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Old Edition of Purchasing Handbook.
Purchasing in 21st Century
Author
John Schorr
Edition
1992
Location
Cabinet
Comment
A guide to state of art techniques and strategies
Purchasing Manager's Desk Book of Purchasing Law
Author
James Ritterskamp
Edition
1987
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Practical Treatment of Many Legal Issues.
Purchasing Principal & Applications
Author
Stuart Heinritz & Paul Farrell
Edition
Fourth
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Case and Text
Quality Essentials: A Reference Guide from A to Z
Author
Jack B. ReVelle
Certification
CPSM
Edition
2004
Location
Cabinet
Comment
This book offers over 120 essential quality topics alphabetized and illustrated for easy reference for everyone who cares about continuous improvement. As a quick reference guide with a focus on the philosophies and practices of quality management,
Service Level Agreement
Author
Andrew Hiles
Edition
1993
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Managing cost and quality in service relationship.
Six Sigma for Managers
Author
Greg Brue
Edition
2002
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Step-by-step guide book for understanding and managing every facet of this landmark quality initiative.
Strategic Outsourcing
Author
Maurice Greaver II
Edition
1999
Location
Cabinet
Comment
This definitive guide presents both the immediate tactical outsourcing issues and long-term strategic objectives.
Strategic Supply Chain Management: The 5 Disciplines for Top Performance
Author
Shoshanah Cohen and Joseph Roussel
Edition
2004
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Learn to view your supply chain as a strategic asset and develop a supply chain strategy that supports your organization’s goals. Cohen and Roussel focus on numerous examples of how companies have adopted and adapted five principles that provide powerful methods for organizing and implementing supply chain improvements within organizations.
Strategy: A View From The Top
Author
Cornelis A. De Kluyver and John A. Pearce II
Certification
CPSM
Edition
2006
Location
Cabinet
Comment
With a greater focus on knowledge and brand value as strategic resources, it offers an expansive section on industry evolution and implications for crafting strategy.
Supplier Cost Analysis
Author
ISM
Edition
2003
Location
Cabinet
Comment
This CD emphasis on learning cost analysis and effective supplier cost disclosure concepts.
Supply Chain Project Management: A Structured, Collaborative and Measurable Approach
Author
James B. Ayers
Edition
2003
Location
Cabinet
Comment
This easy-to-use guide will boost your efforts to implement supply chain improvement by detailing the keys to a supply chain strategy, slashing costs and generating more revenue. This is the first book to take a project management approach to supply chain management.
The Book of Winners (Medal of Excellence)
Author
Purchasing Magazine
Edition
2nd
Location
Cabinet
Comment
The colletion of stories that follows documents the reasoning that used in making the annual awards. More important, though, these stories open a window on the internal thinking that took place at the winning operations over the years. - Sampling of the best and brightest pruchasing thinking over the past decade.
The Economist: Guide to Business Planning
Author
Graham Friend and Stefan Zehle
Certification
CPSM
Edition
2004
Location
Cabinet
Comment
To get any new business idea off the ground or develop and better manage an existing business you must have a plan — and if you need to raise finance to fund the business or get the approval of senior management, it must be convincing.
The Outsourcing Revolution: Why It Makes Sense and How to Do it Right
Author
Michael F. Corbett
Location
Cabinet
Comment
As the outsourcing paradigms shift and are redefined, the need for lateral leadership is more evident. The Outsourcing Revolution will help you better understand what is happening, what is likely to happen in the future and why and how to take advantage of the opportunities being created.
The Project Management Advisor- 18 Major Project Screw-ups, and How to Cut Them Off at the Pass
Author
Pacelli
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Pacelli identifies the 18 most pervasive causes of project failure, early warning signs and how to fix them before it's too late. The book provides real project management experience in an easy-to-read format.
The Purchasing & Supply Year Book
Author
John Woods
Edition
2000
Location
Cabinet
Comment
The One stop, up to date, problem solving tool book for every Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager
The Purchasing Handbook
Author
Joseph Cavinto & Ralph Kauffman
Edition
1999
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Good Source for C.P.M. and Supply Chain Management Studies. Many new developmental subjects in Purchasing are covered.
The Supply Chain Imperative: How to Ensure Ethical Behavior in Your Global Suppliers
Author
Dale Neef
Edition
2004
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Help your organization avoid costly litigation and protect its reputation from violations of law and ethical norms. Neef has created a framework that any business can use for monitoring, reporting and improving performance of suppliers on environmental, social and other issues. Ensure that your company's ethical mandates are understood and implementing aling the entire length of the chain.
West's Business Law
Author
Kenneth Clorison
Edition
7th
Location
Cabinet
Comment
Text Cases - Legal, ethical, regulatory and international environment.
Winning Score: How to Design and Implement Organizational Scorecards
Author
Mark Graham Brown
Location
Cabinet
Comment
In this text, Brown reviews the top balanced scorecard software, provides valuable case studies and comprehensive checklists, and shows companies how to get started on the road to quality performance measurement.
World Class Supply Management (With CD)
Author
Burt, Dobler & Starling
Edition
7th
Location
Cabinet
Comment
(C.P.M.-Prep.Recomd.) Text and Cases.
 
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