Purchasing Management Process .........................................................................................

Procurement Database Files .................................................................................................

Timing of Purchases ...............................................................................................................

Purchasing Process Methods ................................................................................................

Purchase Order Flow ..............................................................................................................

Determining PO Release ........................................................................................................

Material Requirements Planning ............................................................................... ............

MRP Purchase Order Actions ...........................……….............................................................

Purchasing Kanban ............................ …...……….....................................................................

Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) ...................................………………………………………….......

Transportation Mode Decision ..........................………...........................................................

Receiving and Order Close-out .........................…..................................................................

Status Reporting………...….......................................................................................................

Purchasing Performance Measurement.................................................................................

International Sourcing Overview ............................................................................................

Impact of the Internet on Purchasing .....................................................................................

Internet-Enabled Purchasing Components.............................................................................

Implementing e-Procurement .................................................................................................

Review, Terms, Discussion Questions, Exercises..................................................................

Terms Check ...........................................................................................................................

Performance Check ................................................................................................................

Discussion Questions .............................................................................................................

Case Study ..............................................................................................................................

Suggested Additional Readings .............................................................................................