TY - BOOK AU - Locke,Dick TI - Global supply management: a guide to international purchasing SN - 0786307978 U1 - 658.72 LOC PY - 1996/// CY - Chicago PB - Irwin Professional Pub. KW - Industrial procurement KW - Foreign exchange KW - International trade KW - Materials management KW - Business enterprises, Foreign KW - Merchants, Foreign KW - Business etiquette N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Purchasing professionals on the cutting edge are not strangers to change and realize their roles are broadening to include international purchasing. However, there are more skills and processes necessary to manage a global supply base successfully than to manage a domestic supply base. Through both careful explanation of the background tools and examples of practical application, Global Supply Management covers all of the essential elements that make up international purchasing UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh022/95050816.html ER -