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PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT / KENNETH LYSONS, MA, MED, PHD, DIPL.PA, AC.DIP.ED., DMS, FCIS, FCIPS, FINST M, MILT, BRIAN FARRINGTON, BSC(ECON), MSC, PHD, FCIPS
LYSONS, KENNETH
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FARRINGTON, BRIAN
2020
BOOK
Category |
PURCHASING
BUSINESS LOGISTICS
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Abstract |
"DR BRIAN
FARRINGTON IS THE AUTHOR OF THE TENTH EDITION OF THIS ACCLAIMED BOOK. THE
OUTPUT OF ANY BOOK IS INFLUENCED BY MANY SOURCES, INCLUDING: - PROFESSIONAL
FEEDBACK FROM LECTURERS AT UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES; THEIR VIEWS ARE
INVALUABLE - THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY'S EDUCATION
SYLLABUS AND THE INSTITUTE'S CONTINUAL QUEST TO ENHANCE STANDARDS - LEGAL
CHALLENGES TO PROCUREMENT DECISIONS - EMPHASIS ON ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIALLY
RESPONSIBLE PROCUREMENT - FEEDBACK FROM LEARNERS AND PRACTITIONERS - THE
AUTHOR'S INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY EXPERIENCE - THE RECOGNITION THAT A
PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST HAS TO EXERCISE THE HIGHEST MORAL AND ETHICAL STANDARDS
AND THAT SOME FALL SHORT - THE CHALLENGE PRESENTED BY CYBER SECURITY. THERE ARE
TWO NEW CHAPTERS, THANKS TO THE FORESIGHT OF PEARSON. PUBLIC SECTOR PROCUREMENT
IS A NEW CHAPTER, RECOGNISING THE PUBLIC SECTOR'S IMPACT ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMY.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY MEANS THAT SCRUTINY OF DECISIONS IS FAR MORE OPEN THAN
THE PRIVATE SECTOR. SUSTAINABILITY & SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PROCUREMENT IS A
NEW CHAPTER, RECOGNISING THAT THIS IS A HIGHLY CHALLENGING GLOBAL ISSUE WHEREIN
PROCUREMENT HAS GREAT INFLUENCE. MORE INITIATIVES ARE NECESSARY. THERE HAS BEEN
A SERIOUS RECASTING OF MUCH OF THE CONTENT. THERE IS AN UNRIVALLED OPPORTUNITY
FOR PROCUREMENT SPECIALISTS TO MANAGE RISK, FINANCE AND CORPORATE PERFORMANCE.
THE AUTHOR SEEKS TO INSTIL IN ALL PROCUREMENT SPECIALISTS THE FACT THAT
EFFECTIVE AND INNOVATIVE PROCUREMENT PAYS A SIGNIFICANT PART IN THE MANAGEMENT
OF ECONOMIES AND CORPORATE PERFORMANCE. A01"-- PROVIDED BY PUBLISHER.
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ISBN |
9781292317915
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Author(s) |
LYSONS, KENNETH
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FARRINGTON, BRIAN
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Edition |
10TH ED.
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Year |
2020
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Publisher |
PEARSON
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Type |
BOOK
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Keywords |
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Language |
English |
Collation |
xxviii, 716 P. ; 25 CM.
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