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_cCaBNVSL
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050 4 _aHD39.5
100 1 _aJarvis-Grove, Katie,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aFutureproofing procurement :
_bthe importance of an ethical and sustainable approach /
_cKatie Jarvis-Grove.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) :
_bBusiness Expert Press,
_c[(c)2021.]
300 _a1 online resource (133 pages) :
_billustrations (some color)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _adata file
_2rda
490 1 _aSupply and operations management collection,
_x2156-8200
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aChapter 1. An introduction to procurement and its evolution --
_tChapter 2. Strategic versus transactional procurement --
_tChapter 3. Ethical and sustainable challenges --
_tChapter 4. Reacting to changing consumer needs --
_tChapter 5. Price versus cost: supplier evaluation and relationship management --
_tChapter 6. Understanding and challenging specifications --
_tChapter 7. Transparency through the supply chain --
_tChapter 8. Challenging suppliers to make a better future --
_tChapter 9. Building strategic relationships to promote innovation --
_tChapter 10. Promoting ethical and sustainable approaches.
506 _aAccess restricted to authorized users and institutions.
520 3 _aThis book demonstrates and explains how to best conduct yourself in a procurement role and what challenges you should be aware of. Factors such as being aware of modern slavery, supply chain's pollution emissions, and opportunities to recycle and reuse will be explored to create an understanding for the reader in how value should be achieved in today's way of managing procurement. As you make your way through the book you will learn about tools and techniques that can aid you in making the right decision for you and your organization, to ensure that all ethical and sustainable elements of the procurement process are explored, evaluated, reviewed and documented. This book discusses the ways in which procurement can help to provide an ethical and sustainable approach to business and product creation while raising an awareness of unacceptable practices with a view to their eradication.You, the reader, will learn more about the authors honest experiences of working in procurement as you progress through her literary work. At the end of each chapter, she provides a mini case study exploring and explaining some of her purchasing stories that she has collated over the years.
530 _a2
_ub
530 _aAlso available in printing.
538 _aMode of access: World Wide Web.
538 _aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.
588 _aDescription based on PDF viewed 05/11/2021.
650 0 _aIndustrial procurement.
650 0 _aContinuous improvement process.
650 0 _aBusiness logistics.
653 _aAdded value.
653 _aBenchmarking.
653 _aBribery.
653 _aChild labor.
653 _aCollaboration.
653 _aContinuous improvement.
653 _aCorruption.
653 _aCost.
653 _aCSR.
653 _aEmbezzlement.
653 _aEthics.
653 _aFraud.
653 _aGlobalisation.
653 _aHuman rights.
653 _aMission statement.
653 _aModern slavery.
653 _aProduct life cycle.
653 _aRaw materials.
653 _aRecycling.
653 _aSocial aspect.
653 _aSupply chain.
653 _aSustainability.
653 _aValue stream mapping.
653 _aVision statement.
655 0 _a[genre]
655 0 _aElectronic books.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781637420546
830 0 _aSupply and operations management collection.
_x2156-8200
856 4 0 _uhttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ciu.edu?url=https://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/BEPB0001109.html
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_dCynthia Snell