Article: Purchasing performance; measuring, marketing, and selling the purchasing function.(Brief article)(Book review)

Article: Organizing the Public Purchasing Function: A Survey ...
Government Finance Review;  February 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... many are examining their purchasing function as a potential area for ... arises is: Should the purchasing function be centralized, decentralized ... purchasing responsibility (Purchasing Performance Benchmark Survey of American ... that will impact the purchasing function in ...

Article: A case for common metrics. (purchasing performance ...
Purchasing;  October 5, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... any true profession is wide acceptance and use of a few key common performance measures. Unfortunately, the purchasing function is notable for an absence of standard commonly accepted measures. If you disagree, ask any 10 buyers for their ...

Article: Purchasing function poised for dramatic ...
M2 Presswire;  May 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... ECONOMIST INTELLIGENCE UNIT: Purchasing function poised for dramatic transformation ... 65% of respondents outside the purchasing function-and an overwhelming 91% within ... s firm: a mere 22% outside the purchasing function think purchasing is respected by ...

Article: Auditing the purchasing function.
Internal Auditor;  December 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... the big-spending function. The purchasing function acts as the primary agent for acquiring ... expenditures. In addition, the purchasing function can be especially vulnerable to ... VALUE Operational audits of the purchasing function offer a number of value-adding ...

Article: Learn to measure purchasing performance
Supply Management;  July 6, 2006 ;     512 words ... ... aims to provide answers. "New approaches to measuring purchasing performance" will explain how to demonstrate that procurement is ... that face the business. "New approaches to measuring purchasing performance" will be presented by Eric Evans and will take place ...

Article: 13th Annual IPSERA Conference: the purchasing ...
Journal of Supply Chain Management;  June 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... management function. Such changes stress the importance of the purchasing function, thus increasing its role within the organizations and ... processes including the use of the Internet. Then, the purchasing function can be considered as walking a tightrope over the real ...

Article: Performance measurement changes with the times. ...
Purchasing;  March 18, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... coupled with economic woe has sparked a revolution in purchasing performance measurement. So says a recent PURCHASING reader poll ... short-term financial emphasis are frequently cited as purchasing performance inhibitors. Says Stephen Sampson, materials management ...