1. The Challenge of Purchasing and Supply Management -- 2. Objectives and Organization for Effective Purchasing and Supply Management -- 3. Procedures and Information Flows -- 4. Technology and E-Commerce -- 5. Quality Specification and Inspection -- 6. Quantity and Delivery -- 7. Supplier Selection -- 8. Outsourcing, Supplier Relations, and Supply Chain Management -- 9. Price Determination -- 10. Purchasing Logistics Services -- 11. Investment Recovery -- 12. Legal Aspects of Purchasing -- 13. Research and Measurement -- 14. Global Supply Management -- 15. Public Purchasing -- 16. Capital Goods Acquisition -- 17. Services Purchasing -- 18. Strategy in Purchasing and Supply Management.