Purchasing Guidebook  #375924

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Course Description
Course publication/revision date: This course was updated on 3/18/2024.

The purchasing function has a dramatic impact on the profitability of a business, and so must be carefully managed. The Purchasing Guidebook is an essential tool for doing so, since it shows how the department’s performance can be fine-tuned. The course focuses on supplier selection and management, the competitive bidding process, negotiations, and contract management. It also addresses the many ways in which purchasing can be used to control costs in the areas of inventory management, logistics, and quality, while also providing the financial tools to improve a number of purchasing decisions. In short, the Purchasing Guidebook is a required toolkit for the purchasing professional.

Course, Credit, Sponsor Information  
Open link (above): Course Details, Table of Contents, and Learning Objectives.
Subject Codes/Fields of Study: Production

Course Format Options
If you purchase the "Online Book and Online Exam" option of a course, you get anytime access to the course (in PDF) and the online exam. Both can be printed.
If you purchase the "Hardcopy Book and Online Exam" option, you get online access to the course-PDF and exam,PLUS a printed copy of the course-book sent via USPS.

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