Purchasing and the Management of Materials

Gary J. Zenz is professor of Business at Florida State University. He received the B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Wisconsin and has had purchasing experience with West Bend Co. and Modine Manufacturing Co. He is co-author of Purchasing Management: Materials in Motion, third edition, 1969 (John Wiley & Sons), and has had several articles in the Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management.

• Partial table of contents: The Functions and Contributions of Purchasing and MaterialsManagement. Purchase Strategy and Forecasting. Basic Procedures and Purchasing Techniques. Organizational Considerations and Alternatives. Sourcing. Quantity and Inventory Planning and Control. Managing Quality. Purchasing in a Global Marketplace. Purchasing and Materials Management in the Public and NonprofitSectors. Legal Considerations. Health-Care Purchasing. Acquisition and Disposal of Capital Equipment. Value Analysis. Transportation and Traffic Management. Reclamation and Salvage Procedures. Make-or-Buy Decisions. Forward Buying, Speculation, and Hedging. Purchasing with Ethics and Social Responsibility. Cases. Appendices. Selected Bibliography. Glossary. Index.