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Capital equipment purchasing can significantly influence companies' economic success. However, in many companies the degree of professionalism of this particular form of procurement has not yet reached the required level. Likewise, from a scientific perspective, the topic leads more of a shadowy existence . Compared to other main groups of procurement, capital equipment features numerous characteristics that significantly impact the purchasing process. The process of purchasing capital equipment therefore requires specific attention and above all a systematic approach. Due to these features, numerous challenges arise within the scope of capital equipment purchasing. To overcome these challenges, a holistic process model and specific tools and methods for capital equipment purchasing are presented. The following topics regarding capital equipment purchasing are presented: ¢             Compliance management ¢             Savings measurement ¢             Life cycle costs and total cost of ownership ¢             Determining the optimum useful life and replacement time ¢             Real options approach for the evaluation of investment alternatives ¢             Performance contracting Readers are provided with a comprehensive and structured process model for capital equipment purchasing. The comprehensive set of methods including various instruments and methods presented in this book support the establishment of a professional capital equipment purchasing process.

Inventory control. Purchasing management --- SCM (supply chain management) --- markteconomie

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magazijnbeheer --- WMS (warehouse management system) --- Inventory control. Purchasing management --- PXL-Research 2014 --- logistiek management

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The approach used on a given spend item should largely depend on the balance between supply power and demand power. That is the logic behind the bestselling Purchasing Chessboard®, used by hundreds of corporations worldwide to reduce costs and increase value with suppliers. The 64 squares in the Purchasing Chessboard provide a rich reservoir of methods that can be applied either individually or combined. And because many of these methods are not customarily used by procurement, the Purchasing Chessboard is also the perfect tool for helping buyers to think and act outside the box and find new solutions. This second edition of The Purchasing Chessboard addresses the new realities of a highly volatile economic environment and describes the many sometimes surprising ways in which the Purchasing Chessboard is being used in today's business world.

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The publication contains a selection of the best double-blind reviewed papers presented, discussed and revised by participants of the 1st International Conference on Value Chain Management in Austria, Steyr, May 2011. The Value Chain Management (VCM) Conference presents scientific insights relevant to management as well as their translation into the practice of management. The conference focus is on the demand chain i.e. sales, production, purchasing, logistics, performance measurement and customer value management. The authors present analytical and conceptual articles as well as empirical studies showing multidisciplinary and intercultural approaches towards solving relevant open problems.

Operational research. Game theory --- Inventory control. Purchasing management --- Marketing --- SCM (supply chain management) --- marketing --- markteconomie --- speltheorie --- operationeel onderzoek