Essays Tagged: "Purchasing"

The advantages/disadvantages of the total cost of ownership.

ds the procurement to the whole life cycle of product within a firm.2)Reflects the real cost of the purchasing rather than the pure acquisition.3)It helps to define a rational purchasing policy for th ... .3)It helps to define a rational purchasing policy for the buyer, for instance, how to allocate the purchasing volume, and to whom, and etc.4)It can be a tool to evaluate outsourcing deals.5)Can be us ...

(2 pages) 110 2 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Question 1) What is comercial purchasing Question 2) Give examples of which areas commercial purchasing is used in

Asssignment 1 - PurchasingPart 1Commercial purchasing is " ..... that function responsible for obtaining by purchase ... vices required by an undertaking for use in production" (Lysons). Also through the effective use of purchasing one would hope to add value to an organisation.The strategic importance of purchasing in ... asing in a modern organisation cannot be underestimated. Whether an organisation realises it or not purchasing can have a very significant impact. To put this simply every pound saved through more eff ...

(8 pages) 79 0 4.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Examine the role and tasks of purchasing in assuring product quality from suppliers, with reference to: a) specification of quality requirements b) supplier quality audit c) contractual terms

IntroductionPurchasing is critical to the effective management of material logistics (Ford, 2002). Positioned at ... for managing the relationship between the customers and suppliers in the supply chain. The role of purchasing is a gateway to suppliers so that other business functions can communicate with counterpa ... ods, supplier quality is of paramount importance.This article put emphasis on the role and tasks of purchasing in assuring product quality from suppliers, with reference to:(1)Specification of quality ...

(15 pages) 466 1 4.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Straregic sourcing and e-procurement are major new areas of potential performance improvement. How have they added value ?

asing. This increased focus on E-procurement solutions and capabilities has changed the traditional purchasing function. E-Sourcing opportunities provide competitive advantage by significantly influen ... tivities as the following:Total Cost of OwnershipContract ManagementDemand managementCorporate wide PurchasingSupply Base RationalizationE-procurement"Electronic Procurement is defined as the act of p ...

(4 pages) 179 0 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

Buy-Grid model? Why is it important in decision making? What is the indication?

it important in decision making? What is the indication?Supplier EvaluationAn important job of the purchasing agent is to evaluate potential suppliers and their offerings. The effects of purchasing o ... complete process was used only for new buys, products or services never purchased before. Automatic purchasing described what happen with straight rebuys, and only two steps were required. These steps ...

(4 pages) 70 0 5.0 Mar/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing

Purchasing Department

PURCHASING AND SUPPLY ORGANIZATION DEPARTMENT I contacted a consultant for Mansell Ltd. and a great ... ormation was gathered and analyzed. The following advice would be given for ways of improving their purchasing and supply organization. Currently, Mansell Ltd. Operates from six sites and has a centra ... four years.There are many benefits to be gained from buying from a smaller number of suppliers. The purchasing and supply department would be better organized and thus more efficient if less supply co ...

(6 pages) 19 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Bying A Car

Buying a car is one of the most significant purchasing decisions that a person makes because the kind of car that he/she purchases is a reflecti ... that he/she purchases is a reflection of that person personality. Recently I have been considering purchasing or leasing a car. I know what I can afford, but it does not hurt to dream of purchasing a ... a car. I know what I can afford, but it does not hurt to dream of purchasing a perfect car. As with purchasing any type of car, either new or used, the same idea applies which is getting the most for ...

(3 pages) 28 0 3.0 Jul/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Selection of the supplier for a property company "North Eastern Property Managers", Supplier selection process in purchasing

00,000 GBP, NEPM has items leftover worth to 240,000 GBP plumbing supplies in its stores system.The purchasing department has recently taken to Dan Summerfield as a director, and he wants to reduce th ... heories and the important aspects in the "theoretical" part, which discusses about the steps of the purchasing of the product, and the supplier selection, ending up with comparison of family and non f ...

(13 pages) 30 0 5.0 Jan/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Wise Purchasing Decision

Wise Purchasing Decision � PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT �5� Wise Purchasing DecisionA Definit ... yper-Mensah once said, "A crown is a hat, but you don't buy that, when you need a hat." Making wise purchasing decisions can be difficult because there are so many different products on the market tod ... decisions can be difficult because there are so many different products on the market today. A wise purchasing decision is not the kind of purchase that is made based off of emotions or impulse; a wis ...

(3 pages) 23 0 0.0 Apr/2010

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays