Construction Purchasing & Supply Chain Management (e-book)

Overview

Main description

Solutions to all purchasing and supply management problems in construction

This guide offers hands-on solutions to today’s purchasing and supply management problems in construction. Using many charts, tables, and illustrations, the book shows how to develop a timeand cost-efficient supply chain system that is second to none. This expert resource covers just-in-time purchasing and e-purchasing, global sourcing, materials and inventory management, supplier selection and evaluation, transportation and logistics, equipment acquisition and disposal, bargaining and negotiations, total quality management, and more.

Author comments

W.C. Benton, Ph.D., is the Edwin Dodd Professor of Management and the Dean’s Distinguished Research Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at The Ohio State University.

Linda F. McHenry, Esq., is Vice President and COO for Benton and Associates.