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Controls in Strategic Supplier Relationshipsby Suresh Cuganesan; Michael Briers; Fong Chua Wai
University of NSW Press 1999; US$ 7.25Until recently, competition was considered to be the driving force behind industry performance. However competition is not the only survival mechanism. Co-operation is also a common and important survival strategy, as acknowledged by the majority of industries involved in collaborative relationships between suppliers and customers. more...
Managing Buyer-Supplier Relationsby Rajesh Nellore
Routledge 2001; US$ 200.00Managing suppliers is a complex process that is often underestimated. This book presents research carried out by a practising manager in the automotive industry, coupled with over six hundred interviews. more...
Introduction to Building Procurement Systemsby J.W.E. Masterman
Spon Press 1992; US$ 126.00This clear, well-researched guide will be invaluable to students and practising construction professionals alike as they work with a range of building procurement systems to choose the system most suited to their needs. more...
Privatization and Democracy in Argentinaby Dr Maríana Llanos
Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. 2002; US$ 130.00A new appraisal of the relationship between the Presidency and Congress in Argentina over the first two decades of its democratic regime. Mariana Llanos uses the processes of privatization and state reform in Argentina to re-assess the performance, functions and stature of these institutions as the country embarked on the programme of change. A valuable contribution to the debate on the development of political institutions in Latin America. more...
Privatization And Supply Chain Managementby A. Cox
Taylor & Francis 1999; US$ 230.00This book brings together two of the 'hottest issues' in current management thinking: the impact of privatization on the performance and behaviour of the companies involved, and role of purchasing and supplier relationships. more...
Managing Lease Portfoliosby Townsend Walker
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2005; US$ 95.00Leasing is one of today's more complex forms of financing, and, unless you have extensive experience in this arena, making informed decisions can be difficult. Over the life of a lease, its risks and returns change, and the factors that affect the risks and returns also change. In Managing Lease Portfolios , Townsend Walker, an expert in this field, explains how to evaluate the risk of lease portfolios as well as hedge their long-term, non-traded risks. Here, you’ll learn how to apply various financial tools to your portfolio of leases and discover the work that goes into each step—such as measuring the risks of a lease, calculating the returns, and estimating the effects of diversification. Many of the ideas and concepts found... more...
Handbook of Supply Chain Managementby James B. Ayers
CRC Press 2000; US$ 74.95With the aid of case studies, this book describes how chain thinking has evolved, exploring many of the techniques in strategic planning and operations that find new applications in managing supply chains. more...
Corporate Strategic Business Sourcingby Kevin R. Maromonte
Greenwood Publishing Group 1998; US$ 85.00To improve competitiveness in the global marketplace, companies are reducing costs through outsourcing - the purchase of goods and services from suppliers. This text guides management in selecting the best sources - those that should raise performance, whether in-house or out. more...
Payout Policyby Nalinaksha Bhattacharyya
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007; US$ 199.00Dividend policy continues to be among the premier unsolved puzzles in finance. A number of theories have been advanced to explain dividend policy. This e-book briefly reviews the principal theories of payout policy and dividend policy and summarizes the empirical evidence on these theories. Empirical evidence is equivocal and the search for new explanation for dividends continues. more...
Inventory Controlby Sven Axsäter
Springer-Verlag New York Inc 2006; US$ 124.00Advances in information technology have changed the possibilities to apply improved inventory control techniques, and progress in research resulted in more general methods that reduce the supply chain costs substantially. This book deals with a range of approaches and models to be used when developing inventory management systems and practices. more...









