This 10 page paper is a book report of: Purchasing for Manufacturing written by Harry B. Hough in 1996. In this report, several chapters are used to demonstrate how one might select the most salient points from a book and present them in a report. Tutorial comments are interspersed throughout the paper. Bibliography lists 1 sources.
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she perceives to be the most important contents in each chapter of the book. In this example paper, the TPS writer will provide examples of how this type of
paper can be written. We will use most but not all of the chapters in the book to provide these examples. There are two basic ways in which this type
of report can be written. One is completely narrative where the student would blend the material from one chapter with the next. The other is to identify each chapter
and discuss each individually. Given the instructions, your TPS writer will use the second approach - identifying and discussing each chapter individually. Also, tutorial comments will be provided as appropriate
throughout this example paper.] Chapter 1: Introduction to Purchasing Operations The first two sentences in this chapter set the tone. It is crucial to understand that to become an
effective and successful purchasing agent, the individual must learn specific knowledge and gain specific experience. As the author says, purchasing is both an art and a skill. This chapter
is divided into sections, each of which contains information that is important in developing skills as a buyer. The organizational of the purchasing function provides the reader with the some
of the different methods used to organize this department and the reasoning for those methods. For example, MRO buying is related to maintenance, repair and operating supplies but there
are also purchases made that are categorized as capital equipment and raw materials. The purchasing department is organized and structured according to the types of purchases it makes. Chapter
2: Essentials of Business Purchasing [Tutorial: As with any chapter, the student needs to review the material included and then decide what is most interesting or most enlightening and write
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