课程目录:

Purchasing Objectives
The purchasing department is responsible for establishing the flow of materials into the company, following up with the supplier and expediting delivery.

Selecting Suppliers
The objective of purchasing is to get all the right things together including the right supplier.

Survey Stage
The original survey of potential sources should overlook no possibilities.

Inquiry Stage
The inquiry stage involves pre-qualification of potential sources.

Sourcing Alternatives
The buyer usually wishes to establish alternative sources for the products that are to be bought.

Number of Suppliers
There is a trend to reduction in number of suppliers.

Factors in Selecting Suppliers
There are several factors in selecting a supplier.

Final Selection of Supplier
Some factors in evaluating potential suppliers are quantitative and others are qualitative.