Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Part 1 Procurement Objectives and Development 1. Procurement scope and development 2. Strategic procurement and supply chain management 3. Public sector procurement
Part 2 Key Procurement Issues 4. Outsourcing 5. Quality management 6. Inventory management 7. Lead time and time compression 8. Sourcing strategies and relationships 9. Price and total cost of ownership (TCO) 10. Negotiations
Part 3 Applications 11. Project procurement 12. Procurement of commodities 13. International sourcing, global sourcing and onshoring 14. Capital procurement 15. Retail procurement 16. Services procurement 17. Corporate social responsibility and sustainability
Part 4 Industry 4.0: E-Procurement Systems and Contract Management 18. Industry 4.0: e-procurement, digitalisation and analytics 19. Contract law 20. Contract management
Index
Publisher’s acknowledgements

About the Author

Peter Baily was Senior Lecturer at the Polytechnic of Wales (presently University of South Wales) and chief examiner for Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS). He was a board member on the Business Education Council.
David Farmer was Professor of Management Studies at Henley Management College.
Barry Crocker is a former Senior Lecturer at Salford University. He has worked with a range of companies as Distribution Manager encompassing procurement, warehousing, logistics and supply chain management. He is also a former assistant examiner for CIPS.
David Jessop is Emeritus Professor of Supply Management at University of South Wales. He is a Fellow of the CIPS, and served this body as chief examiner and accreditation advisor. He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.