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Introduction to Procurement and Purchasing in the ABMA Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply Chain Level 4 guides learners through the complete body of knowledge that underpins professional buying. The book covers the foundations of procurement, from the definitions and evolution of purchasing to the structural role of purchasing departments and the classic 5 Rs framework. It then develops the sourcing and specification process, sourcing strategies, the procurement cycle, and purchasing documentation and record keeping. Later chapters build competence in commercial negotiation, ethics in procurement, and procurement operations and performance. Its eight chapters follow the unit’s lessons step by step, each with practical exercises, a global scope discussion and current advances in technology. Recommended videos and self-check multiple choice questions complete every chapter, preparing the learner for professional practice in procurement and supply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This book contains the following topics:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Foundations of Procurement
\n\u2022 The Sourcing and Specification Process
\n\u2022 Sourcing Strategies
\n\u2022 The Procurement Cycle
\n\u2022 Purchasing Documentation and Record Keeping
\n\u2022 Commercial Negotiation
\n\u2022 Ethics in Procurement
\n\u2022 Procurement Operations and Performance<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category:<\/td>\nInternational Level Book<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Publisher:<\/td>\nFinstock Evarsity Publishers<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ISBN:<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Authors:<\/td>\nCPA John Kimani, Dr. James Scott<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pages:<\/td>\n162<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":46006,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[183],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-46002","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-international","first","instock","downloadable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\nIntroduction to Procurement and Purchasing in ABMA Professional Procurement and Supply Chain Level 4 (ABMAPSCL401) - Finstock Evarsity Resources<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Introduction to Procurement and Purchasing in the ABMA Professional Diploma in Procurement and Supply Chain Level 4 guides learners through the complete body of knowledge that underpins professional buying. 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