• The Purchasing Handbook: A Guide for the Purchasing and Supply Professional by Joseph L. Cavinato
• Purchasing (Barron's Business Library) by Michael Harding
• Purchasing and Supply Chain Management by Robert M. Monczka
• The Purchasing Machine: How the Top Ten Companies Use Best Practices to Manage Their Supply Chains by Dave Nelson
• e-Procurement: From Strategy to Implementation by Dale Neef
• World Class Supply Management: The Key to Supply Chain Management with Student CD (Cases) by David N. Burt
• Profit-Focused Supplier Management: How to Identify Risks and Recognize Opportunities by Pirkko Ostring
• The Science of High-Performance Supplier Management: A Systematic Approach to Improving Procurement Costs by Randy A. Moore
• Global Supply Management: A Guide to International Purchasing by Dick Locke
• Handbook of Supply Chain Management by James B. Ayers
• Policy and Procedures Manual for Purchasing and Materials Control by R. Jerry Baker
• E-business Systems and Architecture for E-procurement and E-sourcing by Hitech Dimensions Inc.
• Supply Chain Networks and Business Process Orientation: Advanced Strategies and Best Practices by Kevin P. McCormack
• Purchasing Manager's Desk Book of Purchasing Law by Donald Barnett King
• Managing the Supply Chain : The Definitive Guide for the Business Professional by David Simchi-Levi
• Handbook for Buying and Purchasing Management by Harry E. Hough
• Balanced Sourcing: Cooperation and Competition in Supplier Relationships by Timothy M. Laseter
• Total Quality in Purchasing and Supplier Management by Ricardo R. Fernandez
• Purchasing: Selection and Procurement for the Hospitality Industry by Andrew H. Feinstein
• Purchasing And Supply Management by Michiel R. Leenders
• The Connected Corporation: How Leading Companies Win Through Customer-Supplier Alliances by Jordan D. Lewis
• Managing the Global Supply Chain by Philip B. Schary
• Purchasing and the Management of Materials by Gary J. Zenz
• Collaborative Advantage: Winning Through Extended Enterprise Supplier Networks by Jeffrey H. Dyer
• Purchasing in the 21st Century: A Guide to State-of-the-Art Techniques and Strategies by John E. Schorr
• Benchmarking Procurement: Measures for Surivial by Allan Robertson
• Procurement Strategies: A Relationship-Based Approach by Derek Walker
• Purchasing Fundamentals for Today's Buyer by Harry E. Hough
• Value-Driven Purchasing: Managing the Key Steps in the Acquisition Process by Michiel R. Leenders
• Smart Sourcing: International Best Practice by Andrew Kakabadse
• ePurchasingPlus (2nd Edition) by Gerald Antonette
• Building Supplier Relations That Enhance Manufacturing Performance by Mark Vondermembse
• International Purchasing Handbook by James M. Ashley
• Supply Chain Development for the Lean Enterprise: Interorganizational Cost Management (Strategies in Confrontational Cost Management Series) by Robin Cooper
• Procurement Systems: A Guide to Best Practice in Construction by Stephen M. Rowlinson
• Buying Business Services by Björn Axelsson
• Purchasing for Manufacturing by Harry E. Hough
• TQM for Purchasing Management by James F. Cali
• Opportunities in Purchasing Careers by Kent B. Banning
• Purchasing for Bottom Line Impact: Improving the Organization Through Strategic Procurement by Lisa M. Ellram
• Value-Added Purchasing: Partnering for World-Class Performance (Crisp Management Library) by Eberhard E. Scheuing
• Supply Network Strategies by Lars-Erik Gadde
• The Supply Management Process by Dr. Raedels
• The Supply Management Environment by Stanley E. Fawcett
• Privatization and Supply Chain Management (Routledge Studies in Business Organization and Networks) by Andrew Cox
• Planning Stability in Material Requirements Planning Systems by Gerald Heisig
• The Sourcing Solution: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating a Successful Purchasing Program by Larry Paquette
• Corporate Strategic Business Sourcing by Kevin R. Maromonte
• Creative Control of Purchase Prices by Brian Farrington
• Carl Menger and the Evolution of Payments Systems: From Barter to Electronic Money by Michael Latzer
• The Official Dictionary of Purchasing and Supply: Terminology for Buyers and Suppliers by H. K. Compton
• The Services Buyer In the Role of Project and Cost Management by Brian Farrington
• Managing External Suppliers by Brian Hughes
• Government Contract Law: The Deskbook for Procurement Professionals Paperback
• ePurchasingPlus (1st Edition) by Larry C. Giuniipero
• The Supply Management Leadership Process by Anna E. Flynn
• Purchasing Management Guide to Selecting Suppliers by William Obie Ford

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• Forrester Brief - Ariba Hits The Target With Spend Management
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• eProcurement Lab
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• Bayer AG - eProcurement
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• USER eProcurement Project
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• Gateway Computers - eProcurement Solutions
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• Strategic Procurement
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• Web Seminar - BetterManagement.com
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• Strategic Procurement Team
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