PART ONE: OBJECTIVES AND ORGANISATION1. Purchasing Scope and Objectives 2. Strategic Aspects of Purchasing 3. Purchasing Structure and Organisation 4. Purchasing Evolution and Development PART TWO: KEY PURCHASING VARIABLES5. Quality 6. The Right Quality 7. Time 8.

Source Decision Making 9. Price 10. Purchasing Negotiations PART THREE: APPLICATIONS11. Make-Or-Buy Decisions and Subcontracting 12. Buying Commodities 13. Buying Internationally 14. Capital Goods 15. Purchasing for Resale 16.

Buying Services 17. Buying for Government and Public Services PART FOUR: SYSTEMS, CONTROLS AND PERSONNEL18. Purchasing Systems 19. Controlling Performance, Efficiency and Effectiveness 20. People in Purchasing 21. Research into Purchasing and Supply.