Introduction to purchasing -- Part 2: Operational purchasing -- The purchasing process -- Purchasing and supply chain organization -- Purchasing policy and procedures -- Purchasing as a boundary-spanning function -- Part 3: Strategic sourcing -- Purchasing and commodity strategy development -- Insourcing/outsourcing -- Supplier evaluation, selection, and measurement -- Supplier quality management -- Supplier and development: creating a world-class supply base -- Worldwide sourcing -- Part 4: Strategic cost management -- Purchasing and supply chain tools and techniqures -- Strategic cost management -- Negotiation -- Managing contracts -- Purchasing law and ethics -- Part 5: Supply chain management -- Managing supply chain inventory -- Purchasing transportation services -- Supply chain information systems and electronic commerce -- Performance measurement and evaluation -- Part 6: Future directions -- Purchasing and supply chain changes and trends

1. Purchasing
2. Industrial management