Purchasing publishes book on non-traditional buying
By Staff -- Purchasing, 11/4/1999
Changes occurring within purchasing are impacting the nature of the function. Corporate buyers are assuming new responsibilities that reflect its move from a traditional reactionary status to a proactive management function.So it isn't unusual to find purchasing at many companies involved in a range of responsibilities that formerly were "guarded fiefdoms" of other departments: telecommunications, energy, health care, corporate travel, information technology, maintenance services, and others. In many cases, buyers have taken over duties in areas where purchasing once was persona non grata.
Purchasing Magazine has been tracking these changes and has recently compiled its coverage of non-traditional buying into a new book, Strategies for Non-Traditional Buying. Issues examined in the new book include:
- How changes in technology and business practices are affecting strategic thinking.
- The energy purchase and the changes that will influence its buying.
- How PC buying for corporate use is changing and the new roles procurement plays in developing use standards and replacement policies.
- Growing responsibilities of purchasing for planning and making software buying policies.
- The role of procurement in shaping telecommunications planning and buying decisions.
- A look at purchasing involvement in buying services such as consulting and temporary-help services.
- The role of purchasing cards in non-traditional buying.
- Why and how more purchasing operations are taking a more active role in buying corporate travel services.
- The role of electronic commerce.
To order a copy, send $43 (check or money order) to Strategies for Non-Traditional Buying, Purchasing Magazine, P.O. Box 497, New Town Branch, Boston, Mass. 02456. For credit card orders, call (617) 558-4348 (Amex, Visa, and MasterCard accepted), or visit our Bookstore at Purchasing Online (www.purchasing.com).
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