Profitable buying strategies

the long version

Profitable Buying Strategies explains how companies can increase their profitability by delivering major cost savings through successful procurement. The book will demonstrate how to achieve profit improvement through cost reduction, buying internationally, negotiation, e-procurement, market-testing, purchasing strategies, outsourcing and sustainable buying. Profitable Buying Strategies shows you a long term, structured approach to cost reduction through smart procurement practices. This straightforward guide explains the philosophy and psychology of buying; buying concepts, tools and techniques; changes that deliver cost reduction; market testing; outsourcing and insourcing; negotiation; contracts and contract law; e-procurement; and organizational issues.