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Dedicated Contract Distribution: An Assessment of the UK MarketplaceInternational Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, 20
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Copyright
- Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
- ISSN
- 0960-0035
- DOI
- 10.1108/09600039110005123
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
The nature of specifications received by purchasing functions has aheavy influence on an organisations ability to minimise boughtoutcosts and thus maximise profits. The nature of purchase specificationsand the effect of other functions upon their creation are discussedopen and closed specifications and therelationship between purchase specifications and profit performance aredemonstrated, defining the precise type of purchase specification neededto enable the purchasing function to achieve its primary goal ofcostminimisation.
Journal
International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management – Emerald Publishing
Published: Jan 1, 1991