David Jones concludes his examination of the evolution of purchasing practice with an analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of some of the leading conceptual frameworks
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Cost and Effect is essential for anyone planning to implement activity-based costing (ABC) or link their output to more sophisticated supply management practices, particularly balanced scorecard or incentivisation approaches.
Mary J Cronin
Harvard Business School Press, £21.99
Rating: 4/5
Although it may be natural to blame Corus for the state of the Welsh steel industry, suppliers need help rather than recriminations, says Michael Quayle